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

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