Introduction
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Anemia in adults" and "Society guideline links: Infections in asplenic patients".)

International

●Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF): Guidelines for the management of transfusion dependent thalassaemia (TDT), 4th edition (2021)

●International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine (ICTM): Red blood cell specifications for patients with hemoglobinopathies – A systematic review and guideline (2018)

●TIF: Guidelines for the management of non transfusion dependent thalassaemias (NTDT), 2nd edition (2017)

●European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT): Guideline article for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in thalassemia major and sickle cell disease − Indications and management recommendations from an international expert panel (2014)

●International Council for the Standardisation of Haematology (ICSH): Recommendations for the measurement of haemoglobin A2 (2011)

●ICSH: Recommendations for the measurement of haemoglobin F (2011)