Assertion: thalassemia | /r/AtLocation | people
Facets:
value: around the world
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Even though thalassemias are found in people around the world, the name was coined because many of the first cases of thalassemia were observed in the Mediterranean Basin, with families passing the mutations down through generations.
text: Though rare, it can also be found in people with any other racial/ethnic background.