Hemoglobin profile and molecular characteristics of the complex interaction of hemoglobin Doi-Saket [α9(A7) asn > lys, HBA2:c.30C > a], a novel α2α1 hybrid globin variant, with hemoglobin E [β26(B8) Glu > lys, HBB:c.79G > A] and deletional α+-thalassemia in a Thai family. Here, HBB is linked to thalassemia.