Genetic Variant Found Only In African Americans May Lead To Inaccurate Measurements Of HbA1c,

reports that “a genetic variant found only in African Americans...may lead to inaccurate measurements of HbA1c,” researchers concluded after studying data from “82 cohort studies” involving nearly 160,000 participants. The findings were published online in PLoS Medicine. https://login.medscape.com/login/sso/getlogin?urlCache=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vdmlld2FydGljbGUvODg1NjMy&ac=401