title: Carbamylated haemoglobin in chronic renal failure.
abstract: Carbamylated haemoglobin was measured by quantifying the release of isopropyl hydantoin by the acid hydrolysis of globin using gas liquid chromatography. Carbamylated haemoglobin was evaluated in 167 subjects including patients with a wide spectrum of renal disease. Grossly elevated concentrations of isopropyl hydantoin (mean values greater than 80 ng IPH/mg globin) were found in chronic renal failure, dialysis and transplant patients with renal failure compared to healthy subjects (15-39 ng IPH/mg globin). The elevated carbamylated haemoglobin correlated with renal function. Carbamylated haemoglobin may act as an indicator of uraemic status and has a potential clinical usefulness and may also have a pathophysiological significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benton
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006441:Hemoglobin A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014511:Uremia / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: C022017:hemoglobin A, carbamylated; D006441:Hemoglobin A