Blood hemoglobin A1c, glycosylated (B-HbA1c)
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Hb-A1c is formed from normal hemoglobin (HbA) in red blood cells, by way of a glucose molecule binding onto the amino-terminal of the HbA beta chain. Binding is irreversible, and the more glucose there is in the blood, the more binding occurs, i.e., the assay reflects ...