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Unreliable estimation of HbA due to the presence of Camperdown haemoglobin [beta 104 (G6) Arg --> Ser].
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Apr 2004
Castelli R, Tempesta A, Bianchi A, Porro T, Ivaldi G, Cappellini M D
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AIMS: To suggest the possible unreliability of HbA(1c) determination in presence of haemoglobin variants during routine metabolic evaluation. METHODS: We present a case of Camperdown haemoglobin, accidentally detected in a middle-aged Italian man during routine metabolic evaluation for newly diagnosed diabetes. The haemoglobin variant has been identified by exchange high performance liquid chromatography...
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