Newborn Screening for Metabolic and Sickle Cell Disorders Program
Hemoglobinopathies
Incidence: 1 in 1,300 (Georgia population)
Fact sheet provides general information about the disorder.**
Parent fact sheet provides general information about the disorder.**
ACT Sheets: immediate steps for physicians to take upon receiving a positive screen for an infant in his or her practice.**
Newborn Screening Follow-Up:
Georgia Health Sciences
University
The follow-up of abnormal results that suggest actual hemoglobin disease are divided between the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the
Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta, and the Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Heath System in Atlanta.
Program staff is responsible for reporting abnormal results to the appropriate health care provider, aiding in the location of the newborn with an abnormal screen, and coordinating confirmatory testing. Additionally, they ensure that all diagnosed newborns are referred to the appropriate specialist for treatment and long-term management. The Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic and the Adult Sickle Cell Clinic at the
Georgia Health Sciences University, as well as its outreach clinics, provide comprehensive care for pediatric and adult patients.
The Titus H.J. Huisman Hemoglobinpathy Laboratory at the Georgia Health
Sciences University is an international testing and reference center for sickle cell disease, thalassemia and other hemoglobin disorders. The laboratory, one of few in the country that studies abnormal hemoglobins, is a resource for researchers and clinicians throughout the country and beyond.
Georgia Health Sciences University
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic
NBS Program Coordinator: (706) 721-6251
On-call MD: (706) 721-3893
Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
The follow-up of abnormal results that suggest actual hemoglobin disease are divided between the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the
Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta, and the Georgia Department of Public Health Newborn Screening Unit in Atlanta.
Program staff is responsible for reporting abnormal results to the appropriate health care provider, aiding in the location of the newborn with an abnormal screen, and coordinating confirmatory testing. Additionally, they ensure that all diagnosed newborns are referred to the appropriate specialist for treatment and long-term management. The Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System is the world's first 24-hour adult comprehensive primary care clinic for patients with sickle cell syndromes. Clinical staff serves as medical consultants to the Newborn Screening Program.
Newborn Screening Unit
Georgia Department of Public Health
NBS Program Coordinator: (404) 463-0815
Grady Health System
Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Grady Health System
On-Call MD: (404) 616-3572
Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia
The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. is responsible for follow-up of abnormal hemoglobin results that suggest carrier, or "trait" status. Foundation staff contacts families and offers family testing and counseling. Additionally, the Foundation serves as a specimen collection site for confirmatory testing of clinically significant hemoglobin disorders.
(404) 755-1641 or 1-800-326-5287 (toll free)
Other Resources:
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: textual information, references, links to MEDLINE, and links to related resources at the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
March of Dimes
Save Babies Through Screening Foundation, Inc.
Sickle Cell Information Center
**This information is provided for the families and physicians of children newly identified with, or at an increased risk for, a metabolic condition as determined by the Georgia Newborn Screening Program. The links provided are to information from recognized and trusted sources. It is however, important to note that this content is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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