HbA1c test may be inaccurate for thousands of South Asian people, research finds

Tens of thousands of people of South Asian heritage with diabetes and pre-diabetes may have underestimated HbA1c levels researchers have said, after they identified a genetic variant that affects the accuracy of the test.

by Emma Bower

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