Open AccessAssociation between serum albumin and glycated hemoglobin in Asian Indian subjects
Author(s) -
Shalbha Tiwari,
Manish Bothale,
Imtiaz Hasan,
Mahesh J. Kulkarni,
Mehmood G Sayyad,
Rita Basu,
Ananda Basu,
Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.144631
Subject(s) - medicine , glycated hemoglobin , albumin , hemoglobin , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes
Protein glycation plays a significant role in diabetic complications. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a known predictor of diabetes and its complications. Albumin, found to be profoundly glycated in diabetes, and its level could regulate plasma protein as well as hemoglobin glycation.