1 The Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium (SPARCO), Dept of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
2 Biotherapy Department and Clinical Investigation Center, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM, Paris, France.
3 Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine and Southern California Institute for Research and Education, VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA.
4 Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
5 Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
6 Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
7 Institut de Recherche Biomédicale CEFA-MONKOLE, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
8 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
9 Global Health Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
10 Department of Hematology and Blood Tranfusion, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.