<prompt> HbE is common inPunjabKeralaBengalMaharstra  <response>: 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. 