Heterozygote hemoglobin G-coushatta as the cause of a falsely decreased hemoglobin A1C in an ion-exchange HPLC method

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is used for the assessment of glycémie control in patients with diabetes. The presence of genetic variants of hemoglobin can profoundly affect the accuracy of HbA1c measurement. Here, we report two cases of Hemoglobin G-Coushatta (H BB:c.68A> C) variant that interferes...

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Main Authors: Ugur-Kurtoğlu Ayçegül, Eren Esin, Aslan Vedat, Erkal Özgür, Erdal Kurtoğlu, Yilmaz Necat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia, Belgrade 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Biochemistry
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1452-8258/2017/1452-82581703270U.pdf