The International Hemoglobinopathy Research Network (INHERENT): An international initiative to study the role of genetic modifiers in hemoglobinopathies
Am J Hematol
.
2021 Nov 1;96(11):E416-E420.
doi: 10.1002/ajh.26323.
Epub 2021 Aug 30.
Authors
Petros Kountouris
1
2
,
Coralea Stephanou
1
,
Natasha Archer
3
,
Fedele Bonifazi
4
,
Viviana Giannuzzi
4
,
Kevin H M Kuo
5
,
Aurelio Maggio
6
,
Julie Makani
7
,
María Del Mar Mañú-Pereira
8
,
Kyriaki Michailidou
1
2
,
Siana Nkya
7
9
,
Obiageli E Nnodu
10
,
Sara Trompeter
11
12
,
Léon Tshilolo
13
,
Ambroise Wonkam
14
,
Bin Alwi Zilfalil
15
,
Baba P D Inusa
16
,
Marina Kleanthous
1
2
;
on behalf of the International Hemoglobinopathy Research Network (INHERENT)
Affiliations
1
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2
Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, Nicosia, Cyprus.
3
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
4
Fondazione per la Ricerca Farmacologica Gianni Benzi Onlus, Bari, Italy.
5
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
6
A.O. Villa Sofia-Cervello, Palermo, Italy.
7
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
8
Translational Research in Child and Adolescent Cancer. Vall d'Hebron Institut de recerca, Barcelona, Spain.
9
Dar es Salaam University College of Education, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
10
Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
11
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
12
NHS Blood and Transplant, London, UK.
13
Centre Hospitalier Monkole and CEFA-Institut de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
14
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
15
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kelantan, Malaysia.
16
Paediatric Haematology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
PMID:
34406671
PMCID:
PMC10390849
DOI:
10.1002/ajh.26323
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
Anemia, Sickle Cell / genetics
Databases, Factual
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Variation
Hemoglobinopathies / genetics*
Humans
Grants and funding
R33 HL147845/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
U24 HL135600/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States