glycohemoglobin

glycohemoglobin

 [gli″ko-he″mo-glo´bin] glycosylated hemoglobin. (See hemoglobin a1c.)

glycohemoglobin

 Glycosylated hemoglobin, see there.

gly·co·syl·at·ed he·mo·glo·bin

(glī-kō'si-lāt-ĕd hē'mō-glō-bin) Any one of four hemoglobin A fractions (AIa1, AIa2, AIb, or AIc) to which d-glucose and related monosaccharides bind; concentrations are increased in the erythrocytes of patients with diabetes mellitus and can be used as a retrospective index of glucose control over time in such patients.
Synonym(s): glycated hemoglobin.