Polyxeni Delaporta, PhD1*, Alexandra Kourakli, MD, PhD2*, Sophia Delicou, MD3*, Michael D. Diamantidis, MD, PhD, MSc4, Chrysoula Kalkana, MD5*, Efthymia Vlachaki, MBBS6*, Eftychios Eftychiadis, MD7*, Ioannis Lafiatis, BSc, MD8*, Despoina Pantelidou, MD, PhD9*, Argiris Symeonidis, MD, PhD10, Vasileios Lazaris, MD11*, Aikaterini Xydaki, MD12*, Achilles Manafas, MD4*, Loukia Evliati, MD13*, Filippos Klonizakis, MD14*, Ioanna Manika, MD15*, Despoina Papadopoulou, MD9*, Marianna Chatzieleftheriou, MD16*, Konstantina Toutoudaki, MD17*, Dimitra Kyriakopoulou, MD17* and Antonis Kattamis, MD18
1Thalassemia Unit, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Aghia Sophia' Children's Hospital, ATHENS, Greece
2Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies' Unit, Hematology Division, Dept Int Medicine University Hospital of Patras, PATRA, Greece
3Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Unit, Hippocratio General Hospital, Athens, Greece
4Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease Unit, General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
5Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease Unit- Blood Bank Service, Evaggelismos General hospital, Athens, Greece
6Adults Thalassemia Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloníki Thalassemia Therapy and Sickle Cell Disease Unit, Thessaloniki, Greece
7Thalassemia Therapy and Sickle Cell Disease Unit, General Hospital Karditsa, Karditsa, Greece
8Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease Unit, “Vostanio” General Hospital of Mytilene, Mytilini, Greece
9Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease Unit, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
10Hematology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
11Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies' Unit, Hematology Division, Dept Int Medicine University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
12Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Unit Hippocratio General Hospital, Athens, Athens, Greece
13Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease Unit- Blood Bank Service, Evaggelismos General hospital, Athens,, Athens, Greece
14Adults Thalassemia Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloníki Thalassemia Therapy and Sickle Cell Disease Unit, Thessaloniki, AL, Greece
15Thalassemia Therapy and Sickle Cell Disease Unit, General Hospital Karditsa,, Kardirsa, Greece
16Thalassemia Unit, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Aghia Sophia' Children's Hospital,, Athens, Greece
17Thalassemia Unit, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Aghia Sophia' Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
18National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece