National Thalassemia Registry: a 30 year journey of implementing carrier screening in Singapore

• Stella Zhang,
• Guek Peng Tan,
• Soh Lan Peh,
• Swee Lim Ang,
• Sylvia Kam,
• Weng Khong Lim,
• Teck Wah Ting,
• Angeline Lai,
• Ee Shien Tan,
• Saumya Shekhar Jamuar,
• Hai Yang Law,
• Ivy Ng

Affiliations

Stella Zhang

Department of Paediatrics, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

Guek Peng Tan

National Thalassemia Registry, Singapore; DNA Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

Soh Lan Peh

National Thalassemia Registry, Singapore

Swee Lim Ang

National Thalassemia Registry, Singapore

Sylvia Kam

Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; SingHealth Duke-NUS Genomic Medicine Centre, Singapore, 168582, Singapore

Weng Khong Lim

SingHealth Duke-NUS Genomic Medicine Centre, Singapore, 168582, Singapore; SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, Singapore, 169609, Singapore; Cancer & Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore; Genome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

Teck Wah Ting

Department of Paediatrics, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; SingHealth Duke-NUS Genomic Medicine Centre, Singapore, 168582, Singapore

Angeline Lai

Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

Ee Shien Tan

Department of Paediatrics, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; SingHealth Duke-NUS Genomic Medicine Centre, Singapore, 168582, Singapore

Saumya Shekhar Jamuar

Department of Paediatrics, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; SingHealth Duke-NUS Genomic Medicine Centre, Singapore, 168582, Singapore; SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision Medicine, Singapore, 169609, Singapore; Corresponding author. Department of Paediatrics, Level 3, Children’s Tower, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899, Singapore.

Hai Yang Law

National Thalassemia Registry, Singapore; DNA Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; Corresponding author. Department of Paediatrics, Level 3, Children’s Tower, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899, Singapore.

Ivy Ng

Department of Paediatrics, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; National Thalassemia Registry, Singapore; DNA Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; Corresponding author. Department of Paediatrics, Level 3, Children’s Tower, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899, Singapore.