Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 155-157, September 2008

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

Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UY, United Kingdom

Received 6 March 2008; accepted 30 May 2008. published online 09 July 2008.

Abstract 

HbA1c values are heavily relied on to assess glycemic control. Hemoglobin variants may interfere with measurements of HbA1c resulting in falsely low values. We present the first report of a rare variant of Hb in a patient with type 2 diabetes, which lead to a falsely low HbA1c.

Keywords: Hemoglobin, Hemoglobin A1C, Diabetes mellitus, Hemoglobin J-Baltimore

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PII: S1751-9918(08)00069-7

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2008.05.003

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 155-157, September 2008

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