HbA2
A minor adult haemoglobin type, raised in beta-thalassaemia carriers.
Genuinely useful in India, where carrier rates are high and two carriers can have a severely affected child.
How we rate it — Filler
Rarely changes anything for someone with no symptoms.
This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.
Check-ups that include it
None of the health check-up packages we track include this test.
Also sold as
Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.
hb a2 · hba2 · hemoglobin a2
Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.