Guidance

Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: prenatal diagnosis guidelines

This document explains the guidelines for referring prenatal diagnosis (PND) samples to molecular haemoglobinopathy laboratories.

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Please refer to current guidelines for prenatal diagnosis in the Sickle cell and thalassaemia: screening handbook.

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Guidelines for the referral of sickle cell and thalassaemia prenatal diagnosis samples to molecular haemoglobinopathy laboratories

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This publication sets out the procedures for referring sickle cell and thalassaemia prenatal diagnosis samples to molecular haemoglobinopathy laboratories. This process is part of the sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme.

The document contains referral forms and sets out information about collecting outcome data.

Published 1 May 2012