Percentage of haemoglobin variants detected during HbA1c analysis in Hospital Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna, Md Noor, Sabariah, Lim, C. R., Wan Salleh, Wan Nor Syafiqah, Chen, D. R., Choy, S. Y., Othman, Nor'Ashikin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41363/1/Percentage%20of%20haemoglobin%20variants%20detected%20during%20HbA1c%20analysis%20in%20Hospital%20Kuala%20Lumpur.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41363/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2013V09N2_OP02.pdf

HbA1c is an established index of glycaemic control and correlates strongly with risk of chronic diabetic complications. However, the accuracy of HbA1c measurement can be affected by many factors, among which is the presence of haemoglobin (Hb) variants. The aim of the study was to determine the perc...