Infants in Sandwell are screened for haemoglobinopathy gene

EDITOR,-Linda Laird and colleagues are right in stating that it is important to cater for the needs of families with infants who are found to be carriers of a haemoglobinopathy gene. 1 We believe that families should be fully informed when a screening programme detects a heterozygous carrier infant....

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Published inBMJ Vol. 313; no. 7069; p. 1403
Main Authors Rao, Jammi N, Handa, Sunil I, Stableforth, Penelope J, Martin, Jackie, Watson, Helen, Augustine, Glenda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 30.11.1996
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Subjects
Community
Genetic screening
Hemoglobinopathies - prevention & control
Hemoglobins - genetics
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Letter
Letters
Medical screening
Medical specialists
Neonatal Screening
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Summary:EDITOR,-Linda Laird and colleagues are right in stating that it is important to cater for the needs of families with infants who are found to be carriers of a haemoglobinopathy gene. 1 We believe that families should be fully informed when a screening programme detects a heterozygous carrier infant. Since 1992 we have run a selective newborn screening programme in Sandwell (population 295 000; a quarter of births are to couples in which one or both partners are from an at risk group).
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ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.313.7069.1403b