Tay Sachs Disease carrier screening in the Ashkenazi Jewish population

 

Tay Sachs Disease carrier screening in the Ashkenazi Jewish population is the final report from a needs assessment and review of current clinical services in the UK. It was commissioned by the UK Newborn Screening Programme Centre, and produced jointly by staff from the PHG Foundation and the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust Clinical Genetics Service, working with a steering group of other experts and patient representatives.

By Hilary Burton, Sara Levine, Alison Hall and Corinna Alberg