Misleading HbA1c Measurement in Diabetic Patients with Hemoglobin Variants.

Manthana MitchaiNattakarn SuwansaksriSuphakdee SeanseehaJindamanee SaenboonsiriPutthichai KraitreeJirasak PiyapromdeeAtit Silsirivanit

Published in: Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

We have demonstrated the erroneous nature of HbA1c measurement in patients with hemoglobin variants, especially in those without HbA expression. Therefore, in the population with a high prevalence of hemoglobinopathies, hemoglobin typing should be considered as basic information prior to HbA1c measurement.

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