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star this property date less than 2015-03-19more like thismore than 2015-03-19
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Department of Health more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government which organisation or body is responsible for assessing the needs of the local population for carrier screening for genetic disorders in at risk populations without an established family history. more like this
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Baroness Deech more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-03-25more like thismore than 2015-03-25
star this property answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee makes recommendations on whole population screening programmes. It is for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence or its accredited guideline producing bodies to recommend care and testing of people at high risk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has commissioning arrangements in place for carrier testing for Tay Sachs disease for at risk populations. Genetic testing will be undertaken where there is a known family history, which indicates a risk of the specific condition or in response to the individual’s clinical symptoms. In the absence of a family history or clinical symptoms it is the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups based on their local needs as to whether they fund referrals to clinical genetics for carrier screening for Tay Sachs disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Genomics offers a great opportunity to improve our insight into genetic diseases. It is for this reason that the Government launched a world-leading project to sequence 100,000 genomes from National Health Service patients and established Genomics England, a subsidiary of the Department, to deliver the project.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2015-03-25T14:05:28.233Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-25T14:05:28.233Z
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