Testing Centers Near You

NTSAD International Tay-Sachs Carrier Testing Quality Control Program
2006 - 2007 Directory

The NTSAD International Tay-Sachs Carrier Testing Quality Control Program promotes accuracy of enzyme assay carrier testing using serum and leukocyte. Enzyme assay determines the level of Hex A activity in the blood. This method opposed to DNA analysis is preferred because it will detect any of the over 100 identified and unidentified mutations in the Tay-Sachs gene. Serum is recommended for all carrier screens except women who are pregnant or taking birth control pills and all individuals taking insulin to screen carriers of the Tay-Sachs gene, in which cases leukocyte is more accurate.

Please note: these are the medical labs participating in the NTSAD International Laboratory Quality Control Carrier Testing Tay-Sachs Program. It does not include collection centers, for information on collection centers in your area please contact the national office: 800.906.8723 or Info@ntsad.org.

International Laboratories		U.S. Laboratories

A - M	M - Z	A - M	M - Z
AUSTRALIA Royal North Shore Hospital Laboratory & Community Genetics Level 5, Main Block St. Leonards, NSW 2065 (011) 61 29 926-8899 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte CANADA Alberta Children's Hospital 1820 Richmond Rd. SW Biochem Genetics Laboratory Room B-307 Calgary, Alberta T2T 5C7 (403) 943-7379 Submitted: Serum Results: Passed Serum Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of BC 4480 Oak Street, Rm 2F22 Biochemistry Disease Laboratory Department of Pathology Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4 (604) 875-2307 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte Health Sciences Centre 820 Sherbrook Street Room MS551 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9 (204) 787-4530 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte Hospital for Sick Children 555 University Avenue, Rm 3636 Genetic Metabolic Lab Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 (416) 831-6946 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Failed Leukocyte* Montreal Children’s Hospital 2300 Tupper Street, Rm A-717 Biochemical Genetics Laboratory Montreal, Quebec H3H 1P3 (514) 412-4400. x 22071 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte Saint Justine Hospital Room 7711, 7th Floor, Block 7 3715 Cote STE Catherine Montreal, Quebec H3T 1C5 (514) 345-4931 x 3273 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte University of Alberta Hospital Department of Lab Medicine & Pathology Hereditary Diseases Section Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7 (780) 407-8820 Submitted: Serum Results: Failed Serum* ISRAEL Sheba Medical Center Genetic Institute Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan, 52621 (011) 97 23 530-3961 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte UNITED KINGDOM Guy's Hospital Genetics Centre 5th Floor, Guy's Tower St. Thomas Street London, SE1 9RT (011) 44 207 188-2592 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte		CALIFORNIA Stanford University Medical Center Biochemical Genetics Laboratory 3375 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (650) 724-3118 Submitted: Serum Results: Passed Serum FLORIDA University of Miami Biochemical Genetics Center for Medical Genetics 1601 NW 12th Ave. MCCD, Room 6006 Miami, FL 33136 (305) 243-5450 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte ILLINOIS University of Illinois Hospital Biochemical Genetics Lab Rm. 669 NPI-N M/C 856 912 S. Wood Street Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 996-5326 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte MARYLAND Kennedy Krieger Institute 707 N. Broadway Genetics Laboratory, Rm 506 Baltimore, MD 21205 (443) 923-2768 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Failed Leukocyte* University of Maryland School of Medicine Pediatric Biochemical Genetics Lab 655 W. Baltimore Street, BRB 11-047 Division of Human Genetics Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 706-2810 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte MINNESOTA Mayo Clinic 200 1st Street, SW Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, Rm T-530 Rochester, MN 55905 (507) 266-1800 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte NEW MEXICO Genzyme Genetics Genzyme Genetics Biochemistry Lab 2000 Vivigen Way Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 438-1111 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte NEW YORK Jacobi Hospital (formerly Montefiore) Dept. of Pathology - Division of Genetics 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Room BE31 Bronx, NY 10461 Ph: 718-918-7514 or 7516 Submitted: Serum Results: Passed Serum The Buffalo General Hospital 100 High Street, Room A762 Robert Guthrie Biochemistry Genetic Laboratory Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 859-7741 Submitted: Leukocyte Results: Failed Leukocyte* Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1425 Madison Avenue (at 97th St) Department of Human Genetics East Building, Rm 14-34 New York, NY 10029-6574 (212) 241-6943 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte New York State Institute for Basic Research 1050 Forest Hill Road Rm3E-1, Division of Human Genetics Staten Island, NY 10314 (718) 494-5239 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Failed Leukocyte* New York University School of Medicine 400 East 34th Street Neurogenetics Lab, Rm RR220 New York, NY 10016 (212) 263-2943 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte NORTH CAROLINA Laboratory Corporation of America Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology 1912 Alexander Drive Biochemical Genetics Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919) 361-7251 Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte PENNSYLVANIA Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 5831 Main Tower 3405 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 692-5194 Submitted: Serum Results: Passed Serum Presbyterian University Hospital 200 Lothrop Street Room 582MT Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582 (412) 647-6526 Submitted: Serum Results: Passed Serum TEXAS Baylor College of Medicine Medical Genetics Laboratory Grand Blvd., Receiving Dock 2450 Holcombe Blvd., Rm. 227 Houston, TX 77024-2021 (713) 798-6555 Submitted: Serum Results: Passed Serum WASHINGTON, DC Children’s National Medical Center Laboratory Medicine 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20010 (202) 884-3991 Submitted: Serum Results: Passed Serum WISCONSIN University of Wisconsin 1500 Highland Avenue Biochemical Genetics Lab Madison, WI 53705-2280 (608) 263-3413 Submitted: Serum Results: Passed Serum

*National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (NTSAD) refers persons for serum and/or leukocyte carrier testing only to those labs that have passed the current year’s quality control proficiency for that particular test. NTSAD publishes this Test Center Directory solely for general informational purposes. The information in this listing is not medical or professional advice, nor is it a guarantee or warranty of any test result or other procedure. NTSAD, therefore, assumes no liability for use of the information published in this directory by any recipient thereof. It is your responsibility to carefully review this and any appropriate medical information with your physician or genetic counselor before acting upon it for any purpose. This directory reflects only the information available at the time of its publication.

Updated February, 2007