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California
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Pacific Fertility Center
55 Francisco Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94133
Director:  Carolyn Givens, MD, Co-Director of Bay Area Pre-implantation Genetic Diagosis Pgm. & Director of PFC
Contact:  New Patient Guides
Phone:  888-834-3095
E-mail:  info@pacificfertility.com
Tests: Carrier , Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Website: http://www.infertilitydoctor.com
Notes: PFC can do PGD for any disease for which testing is available. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

Quest Diagnostics Inc.
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Director:  Charles Strom, MD, PhD
Contact:  Joy B. Redman, MS
Phone:  800-642-4657 X4279; FAX: 949-728-4874
E-mail:  joy.b.redman@questdiagnostics.com
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is also available at this laboratory for 9 other JGD (Carrier, Prenatal & Diagnostic) and Tay-Sachs --DNA only.

UCLA Prenatal Diagnosis Center
300 Medical Plaza, Suite 3102
Los Angeles , CA 90095-6969
Director:  Barbara Crandall, MD
Contact:  Jane Peredo, Sc.M.
Phone:  310-825-0300
E-mail:  jperedo@mednet.ucla.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 10 other Jewish genetic diseases -- Carrier, Prenatal and Diagnostic.

University Childrens Genetics Laboratory
A Division of ProGene, Inc.
116 East Broadway
Glendale, CA 91205
Director:  Toni R. Prezant, PhD
Contact:  Toni R. Prezant, PhD
Phone:  (818) 548-0999 & FAX (818) 548-1555
E-mail:  tprezant@progene.us
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Carrier, Prenatal & Diagnostic testing available at this laboratory for 5 other Jewish Genetic Diseases. Canavan linkage testing for families w/2 or more affected children who don't have Ashkenazi Jewish mutations.

Connecticut
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Greenwich Hospital
Genzyme Genetics
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
Director:  Helen Temple, Genetic Counselor
Contact:  Helen Temple, Genetic Counselor
Phone:  203-863-3917
E-mail:  helent@greenhosp.org
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.greenhosp.org
Notes: Testing is available for 10 other Jewish Genetic Diseases.

Georgia
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Emory Genetic Laboratory
2165 N. Decatur Road
Atlanta, GA 30033
Director:  Lora Bean, PhD., FACMG and Bradford Coffee, PhD, FACMG, Madhuri Hegde, PhD,FACMG.
Contact:  Alice K. Tanner, PhD, MS, CGC
Phone:  (800)-366-1502 & FAX (404) 778-8559
E-mail:  lab@genetics.emory.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.geneticslab.emory.edu
Notes: Testing available for 8 other Jewish Genetic Diseases.

Illinois
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Childrens Memorial Hospital
Division of Genetics
2300 Childrens Plaza, No. 59
Chicago, IL 60614-3394
Director:  Joel Charrow, MD
Contact:  Michelle Gilats, MS
Phone:  (773)-880-4462, FAX (773)-929-9565
E-mail:  mgilats@childrensmemorial.org
Tests: Carrier , Diagnostic
Notes: Carrier and Diagnostic tests available for 10 other Jewish Genetic Diseases.

Reproductive Genetics Institute
2825 N. Halstead
Chicago, IL 60637
Director:  Yury Verlinsky
Contact:  Genetics Counselors: Dana Pauling  Renee Genovese  Christina Lavin
Phone:  773-472-4900, FAX 773-871-5221
E-mail:  rgi@flash.net
Tests: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Website: http://www.reproductivegenetics.com
Notes: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Canavan and other JGDs upon inquiry. Offers PGD for most single gene disorders as long as mutations have been identified. Accepts direct patient contact.

Maryland
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Kennedy Krieger Institute

Baltimore, MD 21205
Director:  Richard I. Kelley, MD, PhD, Clinical Director
Contact:  Lisa Kratz, PhD, Laboratory Director
E-mail:  kratz@kennedykrieger.org
Tests: Prenatal , Diagnostic

Massachusetts
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Boston University School of Medicine
Center for Human Genetics
700 Albany Street, Suite W408
Boston, MA 02118
Director:  Aubrey Milunsky, MD, DSc
Contact:  Maureen Flynn, MS, CGC  MaryAnn Whalen, MS, CGC  Seema Jamal, MSc.  Katherine Krepkovich, MS, MS  Stephanie Newton, MS
Phone:  (617) 638-7083 & FAX (617) 638-7092
E-mail:  gc4dna@bu.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Carrier, Prenatal & Diagnostic testing available for 7 other JGDs. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

Genzyme Genetics Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory*
3400 Computer Drive
Westborough, MA 01581
Director:  D. Alexa Sirko-Osadsa, PhD
Contact:  Jennifer Teicher, MS
Phone:  800-255-7357; FAX 508-389-5549
E-mail:  jennifer.teicher@genzyme.com
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.genzymegenetics.com
Notes: (Request a Genetic Counselor) *Arrangements for testing through a health professional is required. Testing is available at this laboratory for 10 other Jewish genetic diseases, Carrier, Prenatal and Diagnostic.

Massachusetts General Hospital
Amino Acid Disorder/Neurochemistry Laboratory
149 Thirteenth Street
Boston, MA 02129
Director:  Vivian E. Shih, MD
Contact:  Roseann Mandell
Phone:  617-726-3884
E-mail:  rmandell@partners.org
Tests: Diagnostic
Notes: Diagnostic testing is also available for Maple Syrup Urine Disease MSUD

Michigan
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Detroit Medical Center University Laboratories
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory
Harper Hospital -- Pathology -- 3990 John R
Detroit, MI 48201
Director:  Gerald L. Feldman, MD, PhD
Phone:  (313)745-2528 (Office), (313)993-2631 (Lab);FAX: (313)993-2658
E-mail:  gfeldman@dmc.org
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 9 other Jewish genetic diseases. Diagnostic & Prenatal testing is only performed for specific panel of mutations tested for in this laboratory and prenatal diagnosis would only be offered if tested-for mutuations are known to be present in the family.

Genesis Genetics Institute
Genomics Center at Samaritan
5555 Conner Avenue, Suite 1100
Detroit, MI 48213
Director:  Mark Hughes, Md, PhD
Contact:  Dorothy Twinney
Phone:  313-579-9650
E-mail:  counselor@genesisgenetics.org
E-mail:  dorothy.twinney@genesisgenetics.org
Tests: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Website: http://www.genesisgenetics.org
Notes: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Canavan Disease and 10 other Jewish Genetic Disorders. Mutation(s) should be identified.

Minnesota
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Mayo Clinic
Division of Laboratory Genetics
Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Director:  Dimitar Gavrilov, M, PhD  Dietrich Matern, MD  Kimiyo Raymond, MD  Piero Rinaldo, MD, PhD, Silvia Tortorelli, MD, PhD
Contact:  Genetic Counselors April Studinski, MS CGC  Elizabeth Woolley, MS, CGC
Phone:  800-533-1710
E-mail:  biochemicalgenetics@mayo.edu
Tests: Diagnostic
Website: http://www.mayoclinic.org/laboratorygenetics-rst/biochemical.html
Notes: Arrangements for testing through a health professional is required.

Mayo Clinic - Hilton 9-970
Division of Laboratory Genetics
Molecular Genetics Laboratory
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Contact:  Genetic Counselors Kara Mensink MS, CGC  Kim Schahl,MS, CGC  Brittany Thomas, MS,CGC  Marie Schuetzle, MS, CGC  Cheryl Thomas, MS
Phone:  800-533-1710
E-mail:  gcmolgen@mayo.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 8 other Jewish genetic diseases. Send Samples to: Mayo Medical Laboratories, Mayo Clinic Rochester 3050 Superior Drive, NW Rochester,MN 55901

New Jersey
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UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School
Center for Human & Molecular Genetics
Molecular Genetics Laboratory
185 South Orange Avenue, MSB F-656
Newark, NJ 07103
Director:  James Dermody, PhD
Contact:  Deanna L. Streck, MS
Phone:  973-972-3170
E-mail:  dermodjj@umdnj.edu
E-mail:  streckdl@umdnj.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

New York
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Montefiore Medical Center
Reproductive Genetics Division
1695 Eastchester Road, Suite 301
Bronx, NY 10461
Director:  Susan Klugman, MD
Contact:  Catressa Johnson
Phone:  718-405-8150
E-mail:  sklugman@montefiore.org
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic , Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Notes: Testing for all 16 Jewish Genetic Diseases. We send them out(the most current 5 are done through Mt Sinai via Genzyme).

Mount Sinai Medical Center
Genetics Testing Laboratory
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1497
New York, NY 10029
Director:  Dr. Ruth Kornreich
Contact:  Michelle Cahr, MS
Phone:  212-241-6947
E-mail:  Michelle.Cahr@mssm.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 15 other Jewish genetic diseases -- Carrier & Prenatal. Diagnostic available for Gaucher's Disease Type 1 FAX: 212-860-3316

New York University Medical Center
Human Genetics Program MSB 136
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Contact:  Carole Oddoux, PhD
Phone:  212-263-7621
E-mail:  oddouc01@MED.NYU.EDU
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 12 other Jewish genetic diseases. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

New York University School of Medicine
Neurogenetics Laboratory Room #220
400 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
Director:  Co-Director Edwin H. Kolodny, MD  Co-Director Gregory Pastores, MD
Contact:  Gregory Pastores, MD  Paola A. Torres
Phone:  212-263-6628
E-mail:  gregory.pastores@med.nyu.edu
E-mail:  torrep04@med.nyu.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 2 other Jewish genetic diseases, Gaucer Disease Type 1 and Tay-Sachs Disease, Carrier, Prenatal, Diagnostic. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

North Carolina
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Lab Corp. of America
Center for Molecular Biology & Pathology
1912 T. W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Director:  Kenneth J. Friedman, PhD
Contact:  Kenneth J. Friedman, PhD
Phone:  919-361-7153 & Genetics Customer Service 1-800-345-GENE
E-mail:  friedmk@labcorp.com
E-mail:  genetics@labcorp.com
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 10 other Jewish Genetic Diseases.

Oregon
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Oregon Health & Sciences University
Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, DNA Diagnostic Lab
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, MP-350
*See notes for Clinical Genetics Lab Address
Portland, OR 97239
Director:  Carolyn Sue Richards, PhD, & Professor, Molecular & Medical Genetics  Cary O. Harding, MD, Asst. Prof. Molecular & Medical Genetics  Richard Press, MD, PhD Assoc. Prof. Pathology
Contact:  Linda Nay, Adm. Assistant
Phone:  503-494-4416;503-494-2401 (Linda Nay)
E-mail:  richarsu@ohsu.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: FAX 503-494-6922 -- Tests for both Tay Sachs (carrier & diagnostic); and MSUD (diagnostic) are biochemical; and Cystic Fibrosis (carrier, prenatal & diagnostic) is DNA. *OHSU Clinical Genetics Labs 2525 SW 3rd Ave., MP 350,Portland, OR 97201

Pennsylvania
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Thomas Jefferson University
Tay-Sachs Prevention Program
1100 Walnut Street
Medical Office Building, Room 422
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Director:  Bruce Boman, MD, PhD
Contact:  Amy Mueller
Phone:  215-955-8320
E-mail:  Amy.Mueller@jefferson.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 6 other Jewish genetic diseases. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

Victor Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases/Albert Einstein Medical Center
5501 Old York Road
Levy 2 West
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Director:  Adele Schneider, MD, Clinical Genetics
Contact:  Shoshana Rosen, Outreach Coordinator
Phone:  (215) 456-8722 & FAX (215) 456-2356
E-mail:  Rosenh@einstein.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Carrier, Prenatal & Diagnostic testing available for 8 other Jewish Genetic Diseases in addition to Canavan Disease. Free screenings available for students, newlyweds & engaged couples (1 year before or after wedding).

Texas
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Baylor Medical Genetics Laboratories
Baylor College of Medicine-NAB 2015
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
Contact:  Sandra Peacock, MS. Genetic Counselor
Phone:  1-800-411-GENE
E-mail:  genetictest@bcm.tmc.edu
Tests: Carrier , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.bcmgeneticlabs.org
Notes: Sample delivery: Baylor DNA Diagnostic Lab Medical Genetics Laboratories Baylor College of Medicine Grand Blvd. - Receiving Dock 2450 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, TX 77021-2024. Please see website for test descriptions, requisition and consent forms, sample requirements, and billing and shipping information. The Medical Genetics Laboratories at Baylor College of Medicine performs a DNA-based assay to screen for the 3 most common mutations associated with Canavan Disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population: Y231Z, E285A & A305E. Diagnostic analysis & carrier testing is available as part of the CD or as part of the Ashkenazi Genetic Disease Screen, which includes testing for Tay-Sachs (TSC), Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Canavan (CD) & Familial Dysautonomia (FD), Arylsulfatase A Deficiency, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I & II & Maple Syrup Urine Disease Type 3.

Washington
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Childrens Hospital Regional Medical Center
Department of Laboratories - Mailstop A-6901
4800 Sand Point Way, NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Director:  Sihoun Hahn, PhD
Contact:  Lisa Sniderman-King, Genetics Counselor
Phone:  206-987-7610; 206-987-1406 (for Lisa Sniderman-King)
E-mail:  sihoun.hahn@seattlechildrens.org
E-mail:  Lisa Sniderman-King@seattlechildrens.org
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Lab phone #206-987-3840. Testing is available at this laboratory for 4 other Jewish genetic diseases: Cystic Fibrosis (Carrier & Diagnostic), Gaucher Type 1 & Tay Sachs (Carrier, Prenatal & Diagnostic), & Maple Syrup Urine Disease (Diagnostic).


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Australia
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Genetic Health Services Victoria
10th Floor Royal Childrens Hospital
Flemington Road
Parkville, VIC 3052 Australia
Director:  Professor Agnes Bankier
Contact:  Associate Professor Martin Delatycki (Head of Ashkenazi Jewish Screening Program)
Phone:  +61 3 83416201
E-mail:  martin.delatycki@ghsv.org.au
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.genetichealthvic.net.au/
Notes: DNA Testing Laboratory offers DNA testing for the 2 common mutuations for Canavan disease present in the Ashenazi Jewish population plus Cystic Fibrosis, Tay Sachs, Familial Dysautonomia, Neiman Pick Type A, Bloom Syndrome & Fanconi Anaemia.

Laboratory & Community Genetics
Level 5, Main Block, Pacific Laboratory Medicine Service (PaLMS)
Royal North Shore Hospital
St. Leonards, NSW 2065 Australia
Director:  Anne Proos, MSc, Scientific
Phone:  +612-9926-7784
E-mail:  aproos@med.usyd.edu.au
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 8 other Jewish genetic diseases - Carrier, Prenatal and Diagnostic.

Canada
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Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
Alberta Children
2888 Shaganappi Trail NW
Calgary , AB T3B 6A8 Canada
Director:  Peter Bridge, PhD, FCCMG, FACMG and Asst. Director Jillian S. Parboosingh, PhD, FCCMG
Contact:  Any Staff Member
Phone:  (403) 955-7026 and FAX (403) 955-7624
E-mail:  peter.bridge@calgaryhealthregion.ca
E-mail:  Jillian.parboosingh@ccalgaryhealthregion.ca
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing available for Cystic Fibrosis, but not simply for Jewish ancestry. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

Montreal Children's Hospital
Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
2300 Tupper Street, Rm. A-717
Montreal, H3H 1P3 Canada
Director:  Dr. John Mitchell
Contact:  Dr. John Mitchell, Gillaume Sillon (Genetic Counsellor)
Phone:  515-412-4400, X22438 -- FAX 514-412-4329
E-mail:  john.mitchell@muhc.mcgill.ca
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Currently offering carrier testing for Tay-Sachs (via enzyme from serum or WBC and mutation analysis) and for Familial Dysautonomia via mutation analysis. For these diseases they do carrier screening, prenatal and diagostic testing.

The Hospital for Sick Children
Room 3421 Roy C. Hill Wing
555 University Avenue
Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Canada
Director:  Peter N. Ray, PhD and Associate Director Tracy Stockley, PhD
Contact:  Leslie Steele, MSc
Phone:  416-813-6590
E-mail:  leslie.steele@sickkids.ca
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 7 other Jewish genetic diseases -- carrier, prenatal and diagnostic.

France
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Service de Maladies Hereditaires du Metabolisme
Centre de Biologie Est - Groupement Hospitalier Est
59 Boulevard Pinel
 69677 BRON Cedex France
Director:  Dr. Christine Vianey-Saban
Contact:  Dr. Cecile Acquaviva
Phone:  33 4 72 12 96 91 - FAX 33 4 72 12 97 20
E-mail:  cecile.acquaviva-bourdain@chu-lyon.fr
E-mail:  christine.saban@chu-lyon.fr
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: For Diagnosis: Metabolites and molecular. For Prenatal and Carrier: Molecular genetics only.

Germany
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DelphiTest GmbH
Postfach 110337
D-93016
Regensburg, Germany
Director:  Frank Th. Pfannenschmid, PhD
Phone:  0049 941/2986615 FAX 0049 941/6963846
E-mail:  info@morbus-canavan.com
Tests: Carrier
Website: http://www.morbus-canavan.com
Notes: Lab Address Europe: DelphiTest Gmgh Unter den Schwibbogen 23 D-93047 Regensburg, Germany

Israel
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Genetic Institute Soroka University Medical Center
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva
  Israel
Director:  Ohad Birk, MD
Contact:  Ms. Anat Mishori-Dery
Phone:  972-7-640-0907
E-mail:  anatmid@clalit.org.il
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 6 other Jewish genetic diseases. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

Genetic Institute Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
6 Weizmann Street
Tel-Aviv,  64239 Israel
Director:  Avi Orr-Urtreger, MD, PhD
Contact:  Dr. Ruth Shomrat
Phone:  972-3-697-4704 or 3922
E-mail:  aviorr@tasmc.health.gov.il
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for other common Jewish genetic diseases only in Israel. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION

Hadassah Medical Center
Department of Human Genetics
Jerusalem,  91120 Israel
Contact:  Gideon Bach, PhD  Dvora Abeliovich, PhD
Phone:  972-2-677-6931
E-mail:  Bach@hadassah.org.il
E-mail:  dvoraha@cc.huji.ac.il
Tests: Carrier , Diagnostic , Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 12 other Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases as well as for Sepharadi disorders.

Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Genetics
PO Box 3235
Jerusalem, 91031 Israel
Director:  Prof. Ephrat Levi-Lahad
Contact:  Dr. Gheona Alterescu
Phone:  972-2-6666435
E-mail:  gheona@szmc.org.il
Tests: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Notes: Preimplantation for Canavan and any other genetic disorder when mutation is known or linkage is possible. FAX: +972-2-6666935

Simon Winter Institute for Human Genetics
The Bnai-Zion Medical Center
Technion-Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
PO Box 4940
Haifa,  31048 Israel
Director:  Zvi Borochowitz, MD, Prof. of Pediatrics & Medical Genetics
Phone:  972-4-835-9459; FAX 972-4-810-0939
E-mail:  mdzvi@technion.ac.il
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.b-zion.org.il; http://www.goldenhour.co.il/genetic.counseling;http://md.technion.ac.il/inner/personnel.php?Lecturer_ID=88
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for 22 other Jewish genetic disorders -- including Moroccan, Iraqi, Libyan and Yemenite Jews -- Carrier, Diagnostic, Prenatal. Non- Ashkenazi diseases are also Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis tested.

South Africa
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Division of Human Genetics, School of Pathology
National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and
University of the Witwatersrand, Corner De Korte & Hospital Streets
Braamfontein, Gauteng, PO Box 1038
Johannesburg 2000,  South Africa
Director:  Prof. A. Christianson, Department Head
Contact:  Dr. Amanda Krause, Clinical Dir.
Phone:  + 27-11-489-9219
E-mail:  amanda.krause@nhls.ac.za
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available for 10 other Jewish genetic diseases at this laboratory, Carrier, Prenatal & Diagnostic.

The Netherlands
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VU University Medical Center
Metabolic Unit, 1 PK X009 Department of Clinical Chemistry
Boelelaan 1117
1081 HV
Amsterdam,  The Netherlands
Director:  Cornelis Jakobs, PhD, Head, Metabolic Unit
Contact:  Gajja S. Salomons, PhD, Clinical Molecular Geneticist
Phone:  + 31-20-444-2914, secretary +31-20-444-2880, FAX +31-20-444-0305
E-mail:  g.salomons@vumc.nl
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic

United Kingdom
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Doctors Laboratory, Genetics Lab
TDL Genetics
60 Whitfield Street
London, W1T 4EU United Kingdom
Director:  Dr. Lisa LeVett
Contact:  Dr. Stuart Liddle, Head ofMolecular Genetics
Phone:  +44(0)207 3077409, FAX +44(0)207 3077350
E-mail:  CDSL@TDLPathology.com
E-mail:  lisa.levett@dtlpathology.com
E-mail:  stuart.liddle@tdlpathology.com
Tests: Carrier
Notes: Carrier screens available for 8 other Jewish Genetic Diseases: Tay Sachs, Familial Dysautonomia, Fanconi's Anaemia, Neimann Pick Disease, Glycogen Storage Disease, Blooms Syndrome, Mucolipidosis IV and Gauchers.

Genesis Genetics Europe
Six Laurence Drive
Nottingham, NG8 6PZ United Kingdom
Director:  Dr. Simon Fishel
Contact:  Wanda Georgiades
Phone:  +44-115-822-6169 FAX #+44(0)115 852 8196
E-mail:  wnda@carefertility.com
Tests: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Website: http://www.genesisgenetics.org
Notes: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Canavan Disease and 10 other Jewish Genetic Disorders. Mutation(s) should be identified.

Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Northwest Thames Regional Clinical Genetics Services
Kennedy-Galton Centre
Northwick Park and St. Mark Hospitals
Watford Road
Harrow, HA1 3UJ United Kingdom
Director:  Stewart Payne
Phone:  +44-20-8869-3188
E-mail:  s.j.payne@imperial.ac.uk
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Notes: Testing is available at this laboratory for Cystic Fibrosis -- Carrier, Prenatal and Diagnostic. CALL CENTER FOR UPDATED INFORMATION

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212.873.4640 || (toll free) 877-4-CANAVAN || (fax) 212.873.7892
info@canavanfoundation.org