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High affinity hemoglobin

Last edited: 4/14/2026

Overview

High affinity hemoglobin refers to variations in hemoglobin binding affinity that can influence oxygen transport and clinical interpretations of hemoglobin levels, particularly in the context of personalized reference intervals and biomarker evaluation. 3

Diagnosis

  • Measurement of hemoglobin concentration is standard but requires consideration of personalized reference intervals based on factors like age, gender, nationality, and clinical indication. 3
  • Annual biological variation studies can provide more accurate evaluations of laboratory results compared to shorter intervals. 2
  • Management

  • No specific management guidelines provided in the abstracts for high affinity hemoglobin directly. Focus is on accurate measurement and interpretation rather than treatment.
  • Special Populations

  • No specific details provided regarding pregnancy, pediatrics, elderly, or comorbidities in relation to high affinity hemoglobin in the given abstracts.
  • Key Recommendations

  • Utilize personalized reference intervals for hemoglobin based on individual patient characteristics such as age, gender, and clinical indication to improve diagnostic accuracy. (Evidence: Moderate 3)
  • Consider annual biological variation studies for more precise evaluation of hemoglobin levels in routine health checkups. (Evidence: Moderate 2)
  • Employ advanced analytical methods like adaptive Bayesian approaches for determining within-subject variances to refine patient-specific hemoglobin ranges. (Evidence: Weak 3)
  • References

    1 Garcia E, Kundu I, Fong K. The American Society for Clinical Pathology's 2023 wage survey of medical laboratories in the United States. American journal of clinical pathology 2025. link 2 Wang S, Zhao M, Su Z, Mu R. Annual biological variation and personalized reference intervals of clinical chemistry and hematology analytes. Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine 2022. link 3 Sottas PE, Kapke GF, Vesterqvist O, Leroux JM. Patient-specific measures of a biomarker for the generation of individual reference intervals: hemoglobin as example. Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine 2011. link 4 Mori S, Takahashi HK, Yamaoka K, Okamoto M, Nishibori M. High affinity binding of serum histidine-rich glycoprotein to nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid: the application to microquantification. Life sciences 2003. link00261-3) 5 Santambien P, Girot P, Hulak I, Boschetti E. Immunochemical quantification of procion red HE-3B used as ligand in affinity chromatography. Journal of biochemical and biophysical methods 1992. link90080-9) 6 Babashak JV, Phillips TM. Use of avidin-coated glass beads as a support for high-performance immunoaffinity chromatography. Journal of chromatography 1988. link94005-1) 7 Nielsen RG, Wilson GS. Characterization of adsorption on the stationary phase using high-performance immunoaffinity chromatography. Journal of chromatography 1987. link80326-2) 8 Matsumoto I, Uehara Y, Jimbo A, Seno N. Immunochemical and spectral studies on Vicia faba agglutinin. Journal of biochemistry 1983. link 9 Kraehenbuhl JP, Galardy RE, Jamieson JD. Preparation and characterization of an immuno-electron microscope tracer consisting of a heme-octapeptide coupled to fab. The Journal of experimental medicine 1974. link

    Original source

    1. [1]
      The American Society for Clinical Pathology's 2023 wage survey of medical laboratories in the United States.Garcia E, Kundu I, Fong K American journal of clinical pathology (2025)
    2. [2]
      Annual biological variation and personalized reference intervals of clinical chemistry and hematology analytes.Wang S, Zhao M, Su Z, Mu R Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2022)
    3. [3]
      Patient-specific measures of a biomarker for the generation of individual reference intervals: hemoglobin as example.Sottas PE, Kapke GF, Vesterqvist O, Leroux JM Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine (2011)
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      Immunochemical quantification of procion red HE-3B used as ligand in affinity chromatography.Santambien P, Girot P, Hulak I, Boschetti E Journal of biochemical and biophysical methods (1992)
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      Immunochemical and spectral studies on Vicia faba agglutinin.Matsumoto I, Uehara Y, Jimbo A, Seno N Journal of biochemistry (1983)
    9. [9]
      Preparation and characterization of an immuno-electron microscope tracer consisting of a heme-octapeptide coupled to fab.Kraehenbuhl JP, Galardy RE, Jamieson JD The Journal of experimental medicine (1974)

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