Very low HbA1c values in a patient with clinical silent hemoglobin variant (Hemoglobin J) - A case report

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-50

  Chu, Chih Hsun ^a,b,c   Wang, Mei Chun ^a   Sun, Tsung Ho ^a   Lee, Jenn Kuen ^a,b   Lam, Hing Chung ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU HUI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycohemoglobin; Hemoglobin J; Hemoglobin variant

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HEMOGLOBIN F; HEMOGLOBIN J; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; METFORMIN; REPAGLINIDE; ROSIGLITAZONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 33947642577     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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