Article
Glycosylated haemoglobin HbA1c and HbS1c in non-diabetic Nigerians.
Tropical and geographical medicine - 1 Jan 1992
Reid H L, Famodu A A, Photiades D P, Osamo O N
Abstract excerpt
Normal glycosylated haemoglobin levels were determined by the Bio-Rad Haemoglobin A1c by Column Assay, in a large series of non-diabetic Nigerians. Subjects having normal haemoglobin genotype (HbAA) and the common haemoglobinopathies, namely heterozygous sickle cell trait (HbAS) and homozygous sickle-cell anaemia (HbSS) were studied. The group mean uncorrected %HbS1c levels in the HbSS subjects were significantly...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Child
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Female
- Genotype
- Glycated Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin, Sickle
- Humans
- Male
- Nigeria
