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Led Astray by Hemoglobin A1c: A Case of Misdiagnosis of Diabetes by Falsely Elevated Hemoglobin A1c

Hemoglobin A1c (A1c) is used frequently to diagnose and treat diabetes mellitus. Therefore, it is important be aware of factors that may interfere with the accuracy of A1c measurements. This is a case of a rare hemoglobin variant that falsely elevated a nondiabetic patient’s A1c level and led to a m...

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Autores principales: Chen, Jean, Diesburg-Stanwood, Amy, Bodor, Geza, Rasouli, Neda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26848480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709616628549