Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	21912
Country	Finland

Received	2015-09-19 14:55
Peer-Review Started	2015-09-22 09:17
To Make the First Decision	2015-10-27 11:14
Return for Revision	2015-10-30 15:34
Revised	2015-11-16 15:35
Second Decision	2016-03-07 15:49
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-03-07 17:02
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-03-25 14:16
Articles in Press	2016-03-25 14:16
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Category	Chemistry, Medicinal
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Methods, units and quality requirements for the analysis of haemoglobin A1c in diabetes mellitus
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ilkka Penttilä, Karri Penttilä, Päivi Holm, Harri Laitinen, Päivi Ranta, Jukka Törrönen and Rainer Rauramaa
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Ilkka Penttilä, MD, PhD, Kuopio Research Institute of Exercise Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Haapaniementie 16, 70100 Kuopio, Finland. ilkka.penttila@uef.fi
Key Words	Diabetes; Hemoglobin A1c; Glycohemoglobin; Glucose; International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine; Reference values; Quality assurance; Recommendation; Target limits
Core Tip	The aim of this review is to clarify methods, units, quality requirements, reference and cutoff limits for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and ratio of blood glucose/HbA1c on the basis of the results from Finnish quality control surveys by comparing them to the literature. The HbA1c surveys of Labquality Ltd. (Helsinki, Finland) were started in 1986 by using two fresh EDTA-blood samples. From 1994, the number of the participating laboratories had risen to 139, of which 75 were Finnish and 64 from five other countries. In 2014, the number of the participating laboratories was total 214, 141 were Finnish and 73 from 13 other countries.
Publish Date	2016-06-23 18:00
Citation	Penttilä I, Penttilä K, Holm P, Laitinen H, Ranta P, Törrönen J, Rauramaa R. Methods, units and quality requirements for the analysis of haemoglobin A1c in diabetes mellitus. World J Methodol 2016; 6(2): 133-142
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v6/i2/133.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v6.i2.133

Full Article (PDF)	WJM-6-133.pdf
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Peer-review Report	21912-Peer-review(s).pdf
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Scientific Misconduct Check	21912-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
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