Guidance

Haemoglobin Lepore carrier: description in brief

Information for pregnant women to understand what it means to be a haemoglobin Lepore carrier.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 January 2012
• Last updated: 5 February 2025 — See all updates

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Your antenatal blood test result: you are a haemoglobin Lepore carrier

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A blood test can identify adults who carry the gene for haemoglobin Lepore.

This publication explains about being a carrier and how this can affect an individual and their family.

It explains:

• what a haemoglobin Lepore carrier is
• possible conditions children could inherit from a carrier
• genetic inheritance for haemoglobin disorders
• what the result means for other people in the family

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Published 1 January 2012
Last updated 5 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 5 February 2025

   Updated NHS England contact information

2. 2 October 2020

   Updated and reformatted as HTML.

3. 19 April 2018

   Updated with new statement on use of personal data and copyright.

4. 1 January 2012

   First published.