Suporn Chuncharunee: Role: ConceptualizationRole: Data curationRole: Formal analysisRole: Funding acquisitionRole:
InvestigationRole: MethodologyRole: Project administrationRole: SupervisionRole: Writing
– review & editing
Nattiya Teawtrakul:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2364-1498
Role: ConceptualizationRole: Data curationRole: Formal analysisRole: InvestigationRole:
MethodologyRole: Project administrationRole: ValidationRole: Writing – original draftRole:
Writing – review & editing
Noppadol Siritanaratkul: Role: ConceptualizationRole: Data curationRole: InvestigationRole: ResourcesRole:
Validation
Nonlawan Chueamuangphan: Role: ConceptualizationRole: Data curationRole: InvestigationRole: ResourcesRole:
Validation
Barbora Piknova: Role: Editor
Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosone
Title:
PLoS ONE
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Electronic):
1932-6203
Publication date
(Electronic):
20
March
2019
Publication date Collection: 2019
Volume: 14
Issue: 3
Electronic Location Identifier: e0214148
Affiliations
[1
]
Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi
Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
[2
]
Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind
Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
[3
]
Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj
Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
[4
]
Hematology Unit, Chiang Rai Regional Hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand
National Institutes of Health, National institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases, UNITED STATES
Author notes
Competing Interests: No Novartis or any pharmaceutical company products nor honoraria were used to conduct
any of the research as part of this publication. Chuncharunee S has received research
funding and honoraria from Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Janssen-Cilag, Roche, and Celgene.
Teawtrakul N received honoraria from Novartis and Janssen-Cilag. Siritanaratkul N.
received research funding and honoraria from Novartis, Janssen-Cilag, Roche, and Pfizer.
The remaining author declares no competing financial interests. There are no patents,
products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence
to the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
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Article
Publisher ID:
PONE-D-18-32738
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214148
PMC ID: 6426207
PubMed ID: 30893381
SO-VID: 16133d00-cf34-49a5-8e57-52efe8a91a39
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This study received grants support from the Novartis Thailand.The funders had no role
in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation
of the manuscript.
Subject:
Research Article
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Hematology
Subject:
Hemoglobinopathies
Subject:
Thalassemia
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Clinical Genetics
Subject:
Genetic Diseases
Subject:
Autosomal Recessive Diseases
Subject:
Thalassemia
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Surgical and Invasive Medical Procedures
Subject:
Blood and Lymphatic System Procedures
Subject:
Splenectomy
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Epidemiology
Subject:
Medical Risk Factors
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Proteins
Subject:
Hemoglobin
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Proteins
Subject:
Protein Complexes
Subject:
Ferritin
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pulmonology
Subject:
Pulmonary Hypertension
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Diagnostic Medicine
Subject:
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Subject:
Transfusion Medicine
Subject:
Blood Transfusion
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Hematology
Subject:
Transfusion Medicine
Subject:
Blood Transfusion
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Physiological Processes
Subject:
Hematopoiesis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Physiological Processes
Subject:
Hematopoiesis
