Hemoglobin D (Hb D Punjab/ Los Angeles and Hb D Iran) and Co-Inheritance with Alpha- and Beta- Thalassemia in southern Iran

Abstract

Background: Hemoglobin-D (Hb D) is an uncommon structural hemoglobin variant, which is reported to be prevalent in north western India. There are only a few small series, of this entity in the literature. We report the largest single center experience on this entity from Iran.