Compound heterozygous with Hb G-Taipei and Hb Lepore-Boston-Washington: An unexpected finding triggered by HbA1c measurement

Background: Hemoglobin A1c has been widely used to diagnose and monitor diabetes. However, the accuracy of HbA1c analysis can be significantly affected by hemoglobin variants, leading to falsely low or elevated levels and misdiagnosis or inappropriate diabetes management. Case report: In this study,...

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Published in:	Practical Laboratory Medicine
Main Authors:	Yu Li, Anping Xu, Juan He, Limin Huang, Li Lin, Jie Li, Yong Xia, Ling Ji
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-03-01
Subjects:	HbA1c Hb G-Taipei Hb Lepore-Boston-Washington β-thalassemia Hemoglobin variant
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551724000258