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.pacificfertility.com
Notes: PFC can do PGD for any disease for which testing is available.

Connecticut
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Greenwich Hospital
Genzyme Genetics
5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
Director:  Carrie McKenna, Genetic Counselor
Contact:  Carrie McKenna, Genetic Counselor
Phone:  203-863-3917
E-mail:  carrie.mckenna@genzyme.com
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.greenhosp.org
Notes: Testing is available for 10 other Jewish Genetic Diseases.The Canavan test, as well as the other AJ tests (all except for TaySachs enzyme analysis) can be done on samples obtained with mouthwash through Genzyme Genetics. The genetic counseling at Greenwich is provided by Genzyme.

Florida
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Victor Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases/Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Mailman Center for Child Development
1601 NW 12th Avenue
Post Office Box 016820 (D-820), Miami, FL 33101
Miami, FL 33136
Contact:  Deborah Z. Wasserman, MS
Phone:  (305)-243-4524 & (786)-987-9587 (c) FAX (305)-243-3919
E-mail:  dwasserman@med.miami.edu

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  Linda Knight, MS, OGC
Phone:  (800)-366-1502 & FAX (404) 778-8559
E-mail:  lab@genetics.emory.edu
E-mail:  lmknigh@emory.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.geneticslab.emory.edu
Notes: Testing available for 8 other Jewish Genetic Diseases. Accepts extraced DNAaliva, blood, amniotic fluid and chorionic villi,

Illinois
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Childrens Memorial Hospital
Division of Genetics, Birth Defects and Metabolism
2300 Children's 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. Children's is affiliated with the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders.

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
Notes: Analyte testing for cases where DNA testing is not informative.

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 and Jeff Milunsky, MD
Contact:  Katherine Krepkovich, MS, MS  Stephanie Newton, MS
Phone:  (617) 638-7083 & FAX (617) 638-7092
E-mail:  krepko@bu.edu
E-mail:  snewton@bu.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/hg
Notes: Carrier, Prenatal & Diagnostic testing available for 10 other JGDs. Arrangements for testing through a health professional is required. Our preferred sample would be 7-10cc of whole blood sent in a lavender (EDTA) tube at room temperature. CALL CENTER OR SEE WEBSITE (http://www.bumc.bu.edu/hg) FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

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.

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, Devin Oglesbee, PhD , Elyse Grycki, MS, Gessi Bentz Pino, MS
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.mayomedicallaboratories.com/
Notes: Arrangements for testing through a health professional is required.

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: Ashkenazi tests for Gaucher Disease, Fanconi Anemia Group C, Familial Dysautonomia, Nieman-Pick Disease, Tay-Sachs Disease, Blooms Syndrome, Canavan Disease & Mucolipidosis Type IV. Accepts saliva or buccal cell brushes.

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).

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 11 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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Victor Centers 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) 456-7875 & FAX (215) 456-2356
E-mail:  victorcenter@einstein.edu
E-mail:  Rosensh@einstein.edu
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.victorcenters.org
Notes: Carrier, Prenatal & Diagnostic testing available for 10 other Jewish Genetic Diseases in addition to Canavan Disease. They offer genetic counseling & screening for highly subsidized rates in Philadelphia, Boston, and Miami. Even further subsidized screenings available for students, newlyweds & engaged couples (1 year before or after wedding). The Victor Center provides various organizations with speakers & education programs & hosts free screenings & awareness campaigns at college campuses throughout the year. Please contact the Victor Center for information on locating screening resources & to learn how they can serve your organization.

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 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.

Washington
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Childrens Hospital Regional Medical Center
Department of Laboratories - Mailstop B-6594
4800 Sand Point Way, NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Director:  Sihoun Hahn,MD, PhD
Contact:  Lisa Sniderman-King, Genetics Counselor
Phone:  206-987-3012; 206-987-1406 (for Lisa Sniderman-King)
E-mail:  sihoun.hahn@seattlechildrens.org
E-mail:  Lisa Sniderman-King@seattlechildrens.org
Tests: Carrier , Prenatal , Diagnostic
Website: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/geneticslab
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).

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, using blood and cheek-brushing testing.

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:  Genetic Counselor associated with the lab
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. Accepts a saliva sample. All requests for testing must come from a physician who has appropriately counseled the patient and will provide the results to the patient with any additional required counseling and medical management.

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. Diagnosis on DNA isolated from blood.

Germany
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DelphiTest GmbH
Unterden Schwbbogen 23, D-93047
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: Offers DNA saliva test with buccal swabs.

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.

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
Notes: Saliva or blood spots offered in very rare cases.

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. Blood testing is preferred over saliva testing.