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LIVER DISEASE

Alessandra Mangia  1 , Nicola Pugliese  2   3 , Carlotta La Floresta  1 , Alessio Aghemo  2   3
A.T. Taher  1 , D. Farmakis  2 , J.B. Porter  3 , M.D. Cappellini  4 , K.M. Musallam  5
, editors.
In: Guidelines for the Management of Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassaemia (TDT) [Internet]. 5th edition. Nicosia, Cyprus: Thalassaemia International Federation; 2025. Chapter 5.
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Conflict of interest statement

AM has served as speaker for Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, and MSD. NP has served as speaker for Gilead Sciences, AlfaSigma, Advanz Pharma, Novo Nordisk, and Gore. AA reports grant and research support from AbbVie and Gilead Sciences; being on advisory boards for AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, MSD, Mylan, Intercept, Sobi, and Takeda. The remaining authors have no competing interests to disclose. All competing interests are outside the present work.

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