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Relevant scientific publications

Sodani P, Isgrò A, Gaziev J, Polchi P, Paciaroni K, Marziali M, Simone MD, Roveda A, Montuoro A, Alfieri C, De Angelis G, Gallucci C, Erer B, Isacchi G, Zinno F, Adorno G, Lanti A, Faulkner L, Testi M, Andreani M, Lucarelli G. New approach for bone marrow transplantation in patients with class 3 thalassemia aged younger than 17 years. Blood. 2010 Feb 11;115(6):1296-302. Epub 2009 Nov 6.

Sodani P, Gaziev D, Polchi P, Erer B, Giardini C, Angelucci E, Baronciani D, Andreani M, Manna M, Nesci S, Lucarelli B, Clift RA, Lucarelli G. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in thalassemia. Blood. 2004 Aug 15;104(4):1201-3.

Gaziev J, Sodani P, Lucarelli G, Polchi P, Marktel S, Paciaroni K, Marziali M, Isgrò A, Simone MD, Roveda A, Montuoro A, Lanti A, Alfieri C, De Angelis G, Gallucci C, Ciceri F, Roncarolo MG. Second hematopoietic SCT in patients with thalassemia recurrence following rejection of the first graft. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2008 Sep;42(6):397-404.

Angelucci E, Baronciani D, Sodani P, Erer B, Biagi MD, Andreani M, Agostinelli F, Donati M, Nesci S, Talevi N. Bone marrow transplantation from alternative donors for thalassemia: HLA-phenotypically identical relative and HLA-nonidentical sibling or parent transplants.

Gaziev D, Galimberti M, Lucarelli G, Polchi P, Giardini C, An ... Bone Marrow Transplant. 2000 Apr;25(8):815-21.

Aversa F, Terenzi A, Felicini R, Tabilio A, Falzetti F, Carotti A, Falcinelli F, Sodani P, Amici A, Zucchetti P, Mazzarino I, Martelli MF. Mismatched T cell-depleted hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children with high-risk acute leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1998 Dec;22 Suppl 5:S29-32.

Gaziev J, Sodani P, Polchi P, Andreani M, Lucarelli G. Bone marrow transplantation in adults with thalassemia: Treatment and long-term follow-up. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005;1054:196-205.

Ramprakash, S., Agarwal, R.K., Dhanya, R., Sedai A., Kumari A., Parmar L., Srinivas R. , Rao Kakulamari, V., Marwah, P., Soni, R. Williams, S., Rathnayake, W., Sen, S., Tulpule, S., Faulkner, L. Rejection of Paternal vs. Maternal Fully Matched Bone Marrow Grafts in Children with Thalassemia. Bone Marrow Transplantation 52(11):1585-1586, 2017.

Agarwal, R.K., Kumari, A., Sedai, A., Parmar, L., Dhanya, R., and Faulkner, L. The Case for High Resolution Extended 6-Loci HLA Typing for Identifying Related Donors in the Indian Subcontinent. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 23(9):1592-1596, 2017.

Faulkner, L., Uderzo C., Khalid S., Marwah P., Soni R., Yaqub N., Amanat S., Fatima I., Khan Gilani S., Zahra T., Ramprakash S., Gooneratne L., Dissanayake R., Williams S., Rathnayake W., Srinivas R., Sedai A., Kumari A., Parmar L., Dhanya R. and Agarwal R.K. ATG vs. Thiotepa with Busulfan and Cyclophosphamide in Matched-Related Bone Marrow Transplantation for Thalassemia. Blood Advances 1(13):792-901, 2017.

Faulkner, L. A global response to a global problem: The rising burden of hemoglobinopathies. Blood and Cancer Secrets 2, 7–13 (2014).

El Missiry M., Hamed Hussein M, Khalid S., Yaqub N., Khan S., Fatima I., Uderzo C., and Faulkner L. Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to Their Siblings. Anemia 2014 (August 14, 2014): e125452. doi:10.1155/2014/125452.

Faulkner L. Hematopietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Thalassemia, Price and Prejudice. In Thalassemia: Causes, Treatment Options and Long-Term Health Outcomes, 71–81. Recent Advances in Hematology Research. Makenzie Greene, 2014.

Agarwal R.K., Sedai A., Dhinal S., Agarwal A., Clemente L., Siddique S., Yaqub N., Khalid S., Itrat F., Khan A., Gilani, S.K., Marwah P, Soni R., El Missiry M, Hussain M.H., Uderzo C. and Faulkner L. A Prospective International Cooperative Information Technology Platform Built Using Open-Source Tools for Improving the Access to and Safety of Bone Marrow Transplantation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: JAMIA 2014, doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002594.

Yaqub N., Khalid S., Fatima I., Khan A., Khan Gilani S., El Missiry M., Hussain M.H., Uderzo C., and Faulkner L. Second Bone Marrow Transplantation for Thalassemia Major Using Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 49:845-846, 2014.

Faulkner L., Uderzo C., and Masera G. International Cooperation for the Cure and Prevention of Severe Hemoglobinopathies. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 35(6):419-23, 2013.

Faulkner L. Setting up Bone Marrow Transplantation for Children with Thalassemia May Facilitate Pediatric Cancer Care. South Asian Journal of Cancer 2:109-112, 2013.

El Missiry M. and Faulkner L. Thalassemia. St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Cure4Kids Oncopedia, May 2013.

Mehta, P.A. and Faulkner L. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Thalassemia: A Global Perspective. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation: Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 19(1 Suppl) 2013: S70–3, 2013.

Hussein M.H., El Missiry M., Khalid S., Yaqub N., Khan Gilani S., Fatima I., Zara T., Marwah P., Soni R., Bernard F., Manna N., Uderzo C. and Faulkner L. Bone Marrow Transplantation for Thalassemia: a Global Perspective. Thalassemia Reports 3:103–107, 2013. doi:10.4081/thal.2013.s1.e42.

Faulkner L., Yaqub N., Khalid S., Zhara T., Ansari S., Farzana T., Shamsi T. Transplantation in low resource countries. Thalassemia Reports 1:30-33, 2011, doi:10.4081/thal.2011.s2.e9

Sodani P., Isgrò A., Gaziev J., Polchi P., Paciaroni K., Marziali M., Simone M.D., Roveda A., Montuoro A., Alfieri C., De Angelis G., Gallucci C., Erer B., Isacchi G., Zinno F., Adorno G., Lanti A., Faulkner L., Testi M., Andreani M., and Lucarelli G. Purified T-depleted, CD34+ peripheral blood and bone marrow cell transplantation from haploidentical mother to child with thalassemia. Blood 115 (6):1296-1302, 2010

An entire chapter dedicated to Cure2Children in Nobel Prize Professor Muhammad Yunus's book “Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs”. Chapter 4: “To Cure One Child”. 2010, ISBN 978-1-58648-824-6 (hardcover).