Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Europe

• Main Authors: Yvonne Daniel (Author), Jacques Elion (Author), Bichr Allaf (Author), Catherine Badens (Author), Marelle J. Bouva (Author), Ian Brincat (Author), Elena Cela (Author), Cathy Coppinger (Author), Mariane de Montalembert (Author), Béatrice Gulbis (Author), Joan Henthorn (Author), Olivier Ketelslegers (Author), Corrina McMahon (Author), Allison Streetly (Author), Raffaella Colombatti (Author), Stephan Lobitz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The history of newborn screening (NBS) for sickle cell disease (SCD) in Europe goes back almost 40 years. However, most European countries have not established it to date. The European screening map is surprisingly heterogenous. The first countries to introduce sickle cell screening on a national sc...