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Hemoglobin yamagata: Hemoglobin variant detected by HbA1c test

Title
Hemoglobin yamagata: Hemoglobin variant detected by HbA1c test
Authors
Jung C.L.Kwon K.J.Hong K.S.Sung Y.A.Lee S.-T.Ki C.-S.Lee M.A.Chung W.S.
Ewha Authors
홍기숙이미애성연아정화순
SCOPUS Author ID
홍기숙scopus; 이미애scopus; 성연아scopus; 정화순scopusscopus
Issue Date
2009
Journal Title
Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
ISSN
1598-6535JCR Link
Citation
Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 536 - 540
Indexed
SCOPUS WOS scopus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Hemoglobin (Hb) Yamagata is a rare Hb variant, which has been reported only twice-one case each in Japan and Korea. This variant arises from a Lys→Asn substitution due to a mutation of AAA to AAC or AAT at codon 133 of the beta-globin gene. This study reports the third case of a patient detected with Hb Yamagata [HBB: c.399A>T; p.Lys133Asn] and discusses the effect of this variant on HbA1c measurement. This variant was detected in a 70-yr-old Korean man with diabetes mellitus during a routine follow-up. The HbA1c concentration determined using Variant ll Turbo (Bio-Rad, USA) was abnormally high at 47.9%. It was impossible to measure the HbA1c level accurately using Variant ll Thalassemia Mode (Bio-Rad, USA). However, the HbA1c levels analyzed by HLC-723 G7 (Tosoh, Japan), Cobas Integra (Roche, Switzerland) and NycoCard (Axis-Shield, Norway) were 5.0%, 8.0%, and 7.9%, respectively. This study shows that Hb Yamagata interferes with the accurate measurement of HbA1c levels in a diabetic patient. Taking these findings into consideration, we think that an immunoassay or affinity chromatography can be used as an alternate method for measuring the HbA1c level in a patient with this variant. In conclusion, a patient can be inferred to have an Hb variant if the HbA1c concentration is abnormally high or low or if there is a discrepancy between the results obtained using different methods, and if the clinical status of the patient suggests the presence of abnormal Hb. Subsequently, the HbA1c values can be determined by methods based on different principles.
DOI
10.3343/kjlm.2009.29.6.536
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