Structural hemoglobin variants
hemoglobinopathies
HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES, POINT MUTATIONS, HEMOGLOBIN E TRAIT
We identified three structural hemoglobin variants in the study population due to point mutations on the beta globin gene (hemoglobin E, S, and D traits). We did not find severe cases of hemoglobinopathies due to homozygosity or compound heterozygosity in the beta globin gene. Hemoglobin E trait was the most common hemoglobin variant found in 3% of women and 2% of children (Table 