Association of mild and severely unstable alpha chain variants: the first observation of a compound heterozygote with Hb Setif [alpha94(G1)Asp–>Tyr (alpha2)] and Hb Agrinio [alpha29(B10)Leu–>Pro (alpha2)] in a Greek family.
Abstract Hb Setif is a relatively rare, mildly unstable alpha2-globin hemoglobin (Hb) variant first described in an Algerian family, and subsequently in various populations of the Mediterranean region and the…