National newborn screening for sickle cell disease and communication of carrier status
Abstract Portugal recently implemented a pilot project to screen for Sickle Cell Disease during national newborn screening. This project started in Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, where there is a higher frequency of African descendants. With the expansion of this screening to the rest of the country, a question arises: how to deal with cases of Sickle Cell Trait?
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar
2023
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2182-51732023000100076 |
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| Summary: | Abstract Portugal recently implemented a pilot project to screen for Sickle Cell Disease during national newborn screening. This project started in Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, where there is a higher frequency of African descendants. With the expansion of this screening to the rest of the country, a question arises: how to deal with cases of Sickle Cell Trait? |
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