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Australia
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.
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. Acceptable specimen types are saliva, mouthwash, blood, CVS and amniotic fluid.
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