The All Wales Medical Genomics Service (AWMGS), in partnership with The Hereditary Anaemias Service and the Haemoglobinopathy Laboratories based across Wales, aims to provide a screening, counselling and support service to people and families at risk of carrying a haemoglobinopathy or have a haemoglobinopathy disorder.

Who we are?

AWMGS has clinic bases in the Southeast, Southwest and North of Wales to provide an equitable service across the whole of Wales. Our team includes Genetic Counsellors, Clinical Geneticists, Clinical Scientists and staff from the Haemoglobinopathy laboratories.

What we offer?

- Information about the implications of being a carrier for a haemoglobin variant.
- Information about being affected by a haemoglobin disorder.
- Options available for couples with an increased chance of having a child with a haemoglobin disorder both before and during pregnancies.
- Genetic testing where appropriate.

What your appointment could include:

- Taking a family tree to identify which other relatives could also be carriers.
- Discussing the type of haemoglobin disorder that it can cause.
- Discussing the chance of a child being affected.
- Discussing options available for couples who are both carriers.

If you feel you would benefit from an appointment, you can discuss a referral with your GP. If you are pregnant you can discuss an urgent referral to the service with your midwife.

Please see the following patient information leaflets below:

	Alpha Thalassaemia
	Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase(G6PD) Deficiency