Falsely low HbA1c value due to a rare variant of hemoglobin J-Baltimore

Primary Care Diabetes

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-157

  Barakat, Ossama ^a   Krishnan, S T Murali ^a   Dhatariya, Ketan ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hemoglobin; Hemoglobin A1C; Hemoglobin J Baltimore

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN J;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN J BALTIMORE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HEMOGLOBIN J; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 50849086729     PISSN: 17519918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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