First patients with inherited blood disorders to get world-first NHS test to curb transfusion side effects

From this week, thousands of people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in England will have access a world-first ‘blood matching’ genetic test on the NHS to better match their blood transfusions, reducing the risk of side effects and offering more personalised care. The NHS becomes the first healthcare system in the world to provide a new blood group genotyping…