Informed choice in genetic screening for thalassaemia during pregnancy: audit from a national confidential inquiry

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OBJECTIVE: National audit of informed choice in antenatal screening for thalassaemia. DESIGN: Audit from the UK Confidential Enquiry into Counselling for Genetic Disorders. SETTING: Thalassaemia module of the UK Confidential Enquiry into Counselling for Genetic Disorders. SUBJECTS: 138 of 156 couples who had had a pregnancy affected by a major beta thalassaemia from 1990 to 1994. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: How and...

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