1. American University of Beirut Medical CenterBeirut Lebanon
2. Ospedale Pediatrico Microcitemico “A. Cao,”University of CagliariCagliari Italy
3. Department of PediatricsSecond University of NaplesNaples Italy
4. Hematology Division, Department of Internal MedicineUniversity of Patras Medical SchoolPatras Greece
5. U.O.C. Ematolog. Con Talassemia, A.O. Civico‐Di Cristina‐BenfratelliPalermo Italy
6. First Department of PediatricsUniversity of AthensAthens Greece
7. Department of MedicineHospital Pulau PinangGeorgetown Penang Malaysia
8. Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationEast Hanover New Jersey USA
9. Novartis Pharma AGBasel Switzerland
10. Department of HaematologyUniversity College LondonLondon UK