DIAGNOSIS AND COUNSELING FOR HEMOGLOBIN ABNORMALITIES

该项目是新生儿筛查研究的一个修改后的延续 它以前是由资金资助的。当前项目的具体方法 包括： 1.对孕妇进行鉴定、检测、咨询和教育 有乙肝S基因携带者或其他异常危险的人员 血红蛋白。高危孕妇(黑人、西班牙裔、亚洲人……)将要 在我们的产前诊所被确认，并检测是否存在 血红蛋白病。携带乙肝S基因或其他 异常血红蛋白将在我们的咨询中心进行跟踪和 教育。这些患者的配偶也将接受检测，并进一步 随后将进行咨询和教育，包括启动 产前诊断的过程。 2.患者的咨询、教育和可能的产前诊断 患有镰状细胞性贫血的人怀孕了。这些人的配偶 如上所述，患者也将接受测试。 3.对在我们机构出生的新生儿进行验证性测试，发现他们 经国家新生儿筛查有患血红蛋白病风险 项目。

This project is a modified continuation of the newborn screening study which was previously funded. Specific approaches of the current project include: 1. Identification, testing, counseling, and education of pregnant women who are at risk to be carriers of Hb S gene or other abnormal hemoglobins. Pregnant women at risk (Black, Hispanics, Asians,....) will be identified in our prenatal clinic and tested for the presence of hemoglobinopathies. Those that are carriers of Hb S gene or other abnormal hemoglobins will be followed in our Center for counseling and education. The spouses of these patients will also be tested and further counseling and education will ensue including the initiation of the process of prenatal diagnosis. 2. Counseling, education, and possible prenatal diagnosis of patients with sickle cell anemia who became pregnant. The spouses of these patients will also be tested as was mentioned above. 3. Confirmatory testing of newborns at our institution who are found to be at risk to have hemoglobinopathies by the State Newborn Screening Project.