CST3
MIM.604312 20p11.2
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cystatin C, cystatin-C
Cystatin C belongs to the type II cystatin gene family. It is the most abundant extracellular inhibitor of cysteine proteases.
It is a 13-kD protein constitutively secreted shortly after its synthesis.
Pathology
amyloidosis type 6 (icelandic type cerebroarterial amyloidosis or amyloidosis VI) (MIM.105150)