| DF | deferoxamine |
| DFRA | deferasirox |
| DMT1 | divalent metal transported protein |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase |
| HCT | hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| HPFH | high persistent fetal hemoglobin |
| L1 | deferiprone |
| LMWt | low molecular weight |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NBIA | neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation |
| NTBI | non-transferrin bound iron |
| PKAN | pantothenate kinase 2-associated neurodegeneration |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| SCD | sickle cell disease |
| TI | thalassemia intermedia |
| TM | beta thalassemia major |