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Kan YW, Reid CD, eds. 1980. Prenatal approaches to the diagnosis of fetal hemoglobinopathies: An international research workshop designed to update knowledge in prenatal diagnosis and laboratory methodologies of hemoglobinopathies, February 23-24, 1978. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, 259 pp.

Annotation: This report includes the presentations and discussions of the workshop on Prenatal Approaches to the Diagnosis of Fetal Hemoglobinopathies held in 1978 in Los Angeles. The document is divided into eight major subject areas, each containing presentations and discussion. These subject areas are: (1) fetoscopy; (2) placental aspiration; (3) biochemical methods; (4) immunologic methods; (5) cooperative efforts in data collection; (6) critical issues in prenatal diagnosis including ethical and legal issues, efforts to develop guidelines, the role of the community, and public policy; (7) future developments; and (8) the international roundtable.

Keywords: Collaboration, Community role, Data collection, Ethics, Fetoscopy, Fetus, Guidelines, Hemoglobinopathies, Immunologic tests, International programs, Legal issues, Placenta, Prenatal diagnosis, Public policy, Reports, Research methodology, Screening

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