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editorial
. 2016 Mar 26;6(1):20–24. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v6.i1.20

Table 1.

Interpretation of various chromatogram regions and commonly encountered peaks in various high-performance liquid chromatography windows (retention time ranges obtained from Bio-Rad kit inserts)

Region/window Retention time Interpretation
Pre-integration region < 1 min Bilirubin, Hb H, Hb Barts, modified HbF
P1 peak 0.74 A minuscule peak usually found in specimens with increased HbF
F window 0.98-1.22 HbF, Hb Okayama
P2 window 1.28-1.50 Glycated HbA
P3 window 1.50-1.90 Aged samples, HbJ-Meerut, modified HbE
A window 1.90-3.10 HbA, Glycated HbS, intact Hb Koln
A2 window 3.30-3.90 HbE, Hb D-Iran, Hb Lepore, Hb G-Koushatta, Hb Zurich, Hb Korle Bu
D window 3.90-4.30 Hb D-Punjab, Hb G-Philadelphia
S window 4.30-4.70 HbS, Hb Q-Thailand, Hb Manitoba
C window 4.90-5.30 HbC, Hb Constant Spring, Hb Agenogi
Further unknown peaks > 5.30 Hb Q-India