Hgb C is an hemoglobinopathy quite rare in Israel. The clinical status of patients that are diagnosed as homozygous to this disease is quite benign but not study in large groups.~Also the characteristics of carriers and the incidence in northern Israel were a large arab population lives, was not study. The results of this study can be useful for screening purpose in a area were another hemoglobinopathies are frequent.~The study will record the clinical characteristics of the homozygous Hgb C patients and the hematology characteristics of all the heterozygous carriers detected in northern Israel
Hgb C is an hemoglobinopathy quite rare in Israel. The clinical status of patients that are diagnosed as homozygous to this disease is quite benign but not study in large groups.~Also the characteristics of carriers and the incidence in northern Israel were a large arab population lives, was not study. The results of this study can be useful for screening purpose in a area were another hemoglobinopathies are frequent.