title: A higher prevalence of hematologic malignancies in patients with thalassemia: Background and culprits.
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Racha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Halawi
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Cà Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cappellini
authors.affiliation: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8515-2238
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taher
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology*