Guidance

Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: inheritance risk table

This document explains the risk to a baby when one or both parents are carriers of a sickle cell or thalassaemia gene.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 January 2013

This publication was withdrawn on 14 October 2020

This document has been superseded by adult haemoglobinopathy carrier leaflets.

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Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: inheritance risk table

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Details

This table sets out the risk to a baby with one or both parents who carry a sickle cell or thalassaemia gene.

It splits the possible outcomes for the child into 3 risk levels based on parent carrier status, and explains the recommended actions for health professionals and parents for:

• serious risk

• less serious risk

• minimal risk

The document also includes a chart explaining how inheritance works for recessive disorders such as:

• sickle cell disease

• cystic fibrosis

• beta thalassaemia major

Published 1 January 2013