Genetic Testing and Counseling

For information about genetic testing and genetic counseling contact any of the following:

Carlos F. Salinas, DMD
Linda Morrison, RDR, MS, Clinical Coordinator
MUSC Craniofacial and Cleft Lip and Palate Team
173 Ashley Ave. BSB-128
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843) 792-9613 or (843) 792-3251
Fax: (843) 792-3212
Email: morrisld@musc.edu
http://craniofacial.musc.edu

University of Mississippi Medical Center
Division of Medical Genetics
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
Appointment Scheduler: Amelia Vaughn
Phone: (601) 984-1900
Fax: (601) 984-1916

Amy Lewanda, MD, pediatric geneticist
Inova Fairfax Hospital Pediatric Specialty Center
8505 Arlington Blvd.
Suite 100
Fairfax, Va. 22031
Phone: (703) 970-2600
Fax: (703) 970-2620
amy.lewanda@inova.com

Erawati Bawle, MD
Laura S. Martin, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (313) 745-4512
Fax: (313) 745-4827
ebawle@med.wayne.edu

The following are laboratories that offer genetic testing for Waardenburg Syndrome:

Boston University School of Medicine
Center for Human Genetics, Boston, MA
Aubrey Milunsky, M.D., D.Sc.
Tests offered: Genetic sequencing and prenatal diagnosis of WS 1, WS 2A and WS 3
                     Click here for a link to descriptions of current genetic tests.

Chapman Institute/Center for Genetic Testing at St. Francis Genetic
Laboratory, Tulsa, OK
Nancy Carpenter, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G.
Frederick V. Schaefer, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G.
Tests offered: Genetic sequencing and prenatal diagnosis of WS 1,
                      WS 2A, and WS 3

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Human Genetics Laboratory, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Omaha, NE
Warren G. Sanger, Ph.D.
Tests offered: Genetic sequencing and prenatal diagnosis of WS 2A,
                      FISH-metaphase and FISH-Interphase for WS 1 and WS 3

For additional information on genetic counseling and testing, go to these links:

Gene Reviews
This site provides information about WS as well as the genetic testing required to confirm a diagnosis.

E-Medicine
This site provides general information about WS as well as differential diagnosis and summary of genetic testing.

If your location offers genetic testing and counseling, please email us to have your name listed or site linked.

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