Spurious elevation of hemoglobin A1c by hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin. South Med J 2000 Jan;93(1):62-4
Date
02/01/2000Pubmed ID
10653068DOI
10.1097/00007611-200093010-00012Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0033978685 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
We present the case of a 61- year-old black woman with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and a falsely elevated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) due to hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin. Physicians and allied health care professionals are alerted to this potentially significant problem in the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus (DM), particularly in the wake of the Diabetes Complications and Control Trial when "strict" glycemic control assessed by HbA1c is now the standard of care.
Author List
Egede LE, Obah E, Lorch T, Oussova TAuthor
Leonard E. Egede MD Center Director, Chief, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diagnostic Errors
Female
Fetal Hemoglobin
Humans
Middle Aged