Information for Health Care Providers

Sickle Cell Disease and Other Hemoglobinopathies

Screening for Hemoglobinopathies
All infants born in Missouri are screened for sickle cell conditions.

NBS ACT sheet on Sickle Cell Anemia
NBS ACT Sheet on Hemoglobin S/Beta plus Thalassemia
NBS ACT sheet on Hemoglobin S/C Disease

This information is designed to provide general guidelines to the primary care physician when an infant has a positive newborn screening result.  Physicians are encouraged to contact a specialist in hemoglobinopathies at one of the sickle cell resource centers for consultation or referral if needed to evaluate the clinical condition of the infant.

Links to Other Resources

• ACMG Newborn Screening ACT Sheets and Confirmatory Algorithms
• Baby's First Test
• Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Sickle Cell Disease
• Medline Plus - National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
• NHLBI: Evidence Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease
• Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center
• Sickle Cell Information Center