“…During the last five years, several variants, each belonging to one family, confirmed with DNA sequencing were reported ( Table 1 ) [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Two further new variants (Hb İzmir and Hb Edirne) was reported in Turkish population for the first time [ 18 , 21 ].…”