The pivotal role of HbA1c assay to detect hemoglobinopathies: A 5-year observational retrospective study in the population of Southern France.

HbA1c assay is a useful tool to detect Hb variants. Hemoglobinopathies are a public health issue in the current French population which is a multiethnic society. Despite the monocentric nature of our study, we note a high frequency of Hb variants in the south of France, which underlines the importance of screening for Hb variants in the whole population.