HbE is common in –: (A) Punjab, (B) Kerala, (C) Bengal, (D) Maharstra
Answer is C. Besides hemoglobin S, there are other hemoglobinopathies due to a point mutation in the beta-globin chain of hemoglobin.
These are -


Hemoglobin C → Seen in Italians and black.
Hemoglobin E → Prevalent in Bengal, Assam and in East India.
Hemoglobin D → Prevalent in Punjabis and Gujaratis.