Testing Centers Near You

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.

Quest Diagnostics
800-377-8448
http://www.questdiagnostics.com

Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte
Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte
A - M M - Z A - M M - Z

Health Sciences Centre
Department of Clinical Chemistry

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
Metabolic Diseases Lab

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*
(Two consecutive years)

Montreal Children’s Hospital
Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, Room A-727
2300 Tupper Street
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, Genetique
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

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
Biochemical Genetics Lab
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
Results: Failed Serum

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
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 8811
Submitted: Serum
Results: Passed Serum

Kaleida Health
The Buffalo General Hospital
100 High Street, Room A762
Robert Guthrie Biochemistry Genetic Laboratory
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 859-7741
Submitted: Leukocyte
Results: Passed Leukocyte

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai Genetic Testing Laboratory
Atran Laboratory Building
1425 Madison Avenue (Room AB2-32)
New York, NY 10029-6574
(212) 241-5718
Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte
Results: Passed Serum and Passed Leukocyte

New York State Institute for Basic Research -
SCL Specialty Clinical Labratory SCL

1050 Forest Hill Road
Rm 301-E, Division of Human Genetics
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 494-5239
Submitted: Serum and Leukocyte
Results: Passed Serum and Failed Leukocyte*

(Three Consecutive Years)

New York University School of Medicine
400 East 34th Street
Neurogenetics Lab, Rm RR220
New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-6628
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 Failed Leukocyte
*

PENNSYLVANIA
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
5831 Main Tower
3405 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 692-5194
Submitted: Serum
Results: Failed 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

*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 July 2009