title: [Unexpected occurence of hemoglobin Athens-Georgia].
abstract: The following report concerned a 47 year old Caucasian diabetic patient. Routine HPLC of HbA1c (Variant II Biorad Laboratories - hemoglobin A1c program) resulted only in the evidence of HbF (1%) and increase in HbA1c (10%). Considering the presence of HbF a standard agarose gel electrophoresis of patient's hemoglobin was performed and revealed the presence of Hb Athens-Georgia. Consequently the occurrence of HbF during determination of HbA1c by HPLC should lead to perform a standard hemoglobin electrophoresis in order to explore an hidden, unsuspected and clinically silent occurrence of rare Hb variant or additional unsuspected increase in HbA2.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de biochimie, CHU-hôpitaux de Saint Etienne, hôpital Nord.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Granouillet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atieh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Francina
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raby
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Olaru
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chamson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perier
mesh_terms: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; C060131:hemoglobin Athens-Georgia