Blood Test in New York
There are two ways you can check your status -- directly and indirectly. Your doctor can take your blood and send it to a lab for tests to see if you are a carrier for any one of nine diseases. (Read our article for more information). The testing is covered by insurance, and there should be no cost other than office and lab co-payments since insurance companies acknowledge the possibility of higher risk in the Jewish population. Results should be back within two weeks. Testing through Dor Yeshorim (listed below) is the second and more discreet approach.
Dor Yeshorim Institute
A couple of Ashkenazic descent may be vulnerable to transmit genetic diseases to their offspring. Therefore it is recommended that you undergo a carrier screening for the various genetic diseases. Through Dor Yeshorim's anonymous system of premarital genetic testing, you can get tested even while you are dating. You will receive a number, and you will be able to match your number with your 'date's' number to see if you are compatible.
429 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 384 - 2332
Uniquely Yours
1310 48th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 871 - 7540Mount Sinai School of Medicine Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases
A team of genetic counselors and geneticists provide community education and screening for nine diseases (Tay-Sachs, Canavan, Gaucher, Niemann-Pick, Familial Dysautonomia, Cystic Fibrosis, Bloom's Syndrome, Fanconi anemia, and Mucolipidosis IV). The Center has a genetics laboratory on the premises, and sponsors a variety of research initiatives in this field.
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1497, New York, NY 10029
(212) 659 - 6774NYU School of Medicine, Human Genetics Program
This Program offers genetic counseling and screening for nine diseases (Tay-Sachs, Niemann-Pick, Fanconi anemia, Bloom's Syndrome, Gaucher, Cystic Fibrosis, Canavan, Familial Dysautonomia, and Mucolipidosis IV).
550 First Ave., MSB 136, New York, NY 10016
(212) 263 - 5746Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Division of Reproductive Genetics
Genetic counseling and screening are available for nine diseases (Tay-Sachs, Niemann-Pick, Fanconi anemia, Bloom's Syndrome, Gaucher, Cystic Fibrosis, Canavan, Familial Dysautonomia, and Mucolipidosis IV).
1695 Eastchester Rd., Suite 301, Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 405 - 8150Jewish Genetic Screening Program, New York Methodist Hospital
This program provides genetic counseling and screening for nine diseases (Tay-Sachs, Canavan, Gaucher, Niemann-Pick, Familial Dysautonomia, Cystic Fibrosis, Bloom's Syndrome, Fanconi anemia, and Mucolipidosis IV).
506 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 780 - 5256
