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A1C for Diabetes Diagnosis
June 8, 2009 3:29 PM by Kelly Graham
The A1C assay continues to gain ground as a potential replacement test for the diagnosis of diabetes after an international committee of experts recommended the test at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions this weekend. The assay is traditionally Read More...
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Old Test, New Application in Diabetes Detection
July 31, 2008 3:33 PM by Todd Smith
The "old dog" that is hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)-the gold standard for diabetes monitoring-apparently has learned a new trick. According to research released by Johns Hopkins ( www.hopkinshospital.org/diabetes ) today, the test-primarily used to monitor patients Read More...
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