1. Blood Transfusion Research CenterHigh Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, North Khorasan, Iran
2. Hematology DepartmentSheikh Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3. Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center and Cardiovascular Research Center Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
4. Department of BiostatisticsIslamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran
5. Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Keele, Staffordshire ST4 7QB, UK