Cases with Hb Toranomon show abnormal HbA1c levels measured by upgraded high-performance liquid chromatography models

Diabetology International

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 202-207

  Ijima, Hiroko ^a   Jinnouchi, Hideaki ^a   Hamaguchi, Kazuyuki ^b   Ohguni, Satoshi ^c   Haga, Yuji ^d   Nagashima, Masaharu ^e   Miyazaki, Ayako ^f   Koga, Masafumi ^g  

^a Jinnochi Hospital   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Matsue Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^d Tohoku Central Hospital   (Japan)

^e SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^g Kinki Central Hospital of Mutual Association of Public School Teachers   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycated albumin; Hb Toranomon; HbA1c; High performance liquid chromatography; Variant hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HEMOGLOBIN TORANOMON; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84870319838     PISSN: 21901678     EISSN: 21901686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13340-011-0045-8     Document Type: Article

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