An A1C test is used to diagnose and monitor diabetes by measuring the body's average blood sugar level over the past three months. A high hemoglobin A1C, or A1C, shows your body has difficulty ...

Furthermore, our data show that CP-reactive B cells are not only activated by citrullinated, but also by carbamylated and/or acetylated antigens. These data are vital for the understanding of the ...

Hemosiderin is a protein compound that helps the body store iron. When trauma or medical issues affect capillaries, blood cells break down and iron is released from hemoglobin in the blood forming ...

For instance, a study involving over 3,000 patients with CKD stages 2-4 found that higher levels of carbamylated albumin were linked to an increased risk of developing ESKD and other serious ...

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It’s made of water, proteins, clotting factors, hormones, and other substances. Floating in the plasma are many red blood cells (RBCs). These cells contain hemoglobin. Hemoglobin lets RBCs carry ...