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Unexpected HbA1c results in the presence of three rare hemoglobin variants

Jianfeng Xua Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhuhai Hospital of Guangdong Province Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuhai, People’s Republic of China
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Zhijuan Zhongb Department of Laboratory Medicine, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, People’s Republic of China
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Yukui Dengc Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 59-64 | Received 20 Jul 2020, Accepted 15 Nov 2020, Published online: 14 Dec 2020

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