Texas

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 are stand-alone tests and not offered as part of screening panels. Only blood samples are accepted for DNA sequencing unless there are special circumstances.