| Pre-marital screening is a
comprehensive group of tests for those who are planning
to get married. Most individuals are not fully aware
of the exact condition of their health, a person may
look healthy, but he/she may have undetected health
problems, or be a silent carrier of infectious or hereditary
diseases. For couples considering marriage, pre-marital
screening helps identify potential health problems and
risks for themselves and also their offspring. Couples
in a consanguineous marriage run the risk of having
children with genetic birth defects such as Down’s
syndrome and Thallasemia, as such, it is vital for these
couples to be screened in order to aid them to understand
their genetics and help them take the necessary precautions
or treatments.
Please note: Pre-marital
Screening Tests cannot
be ordered online, please contact Eastern Biotech
directly to recieve more information on ordering a test.
Importance of Pre-marital screening
Pre-marital screening enables
an individual to:
- Assess the general health status
- Detect infectious diseases e.g. HIV and Hepatitis
B infection
- Screen hereditary conditions that may effect the
future offspring | e.g. Thalassemia
- Screen for fertility problems
Pre-marital screening
is made mandatory by the Ministry of Health (MOH), UAE,
for the people getting married. Please contact MOH for
the basic Pre marital Screening which includes the following
tests:
• Thalassemia
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Hepatitis B
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Eastern Biotech & Life Sciences is offering an
Extended Pre marital Screening and Genetic Counselling
for the people of the UAE and the Middle East. This
package includes:
a. Blood Chromosomal Analysis (Karyotyping)
b. Fragile X
Syndrome
c. Chromosome
21/13 or (X,Y, 18)
d. Alpha- Thalassemia-deletions
e. Thalassemia-beta
mutation study (5 common mutations)
f. Sickle Cell
Anemia- Mutation Analysis
g. Ataxia Talengiectasia-
carrier screening by linkage
h. Cystic Fibrosis-Diagnosis
(Delta 508 mutation)
i. DMD Deletion
Test- 18 exons
j. Hemophilia
A/B Carrier test
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