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Drexel Screening for Jewish Genetic Diseases

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel Screening for Jewish Genetic Diseases

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Event Details

 Victor Center 

Come get screened for Jewish genetic diseases free of charge at Drexel University's Van R Ball Room!

This opportunity is ONLY available to students who are between the ages of 18 to 35!

You do not need to be a Drexel student to attend the screening, but you must have a valid student id AND state or federal id. You will not be able to enter the building without a government issued id!

 

PLEASE NOTE YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR A SPECIFIC TIME! IF YOU DO NOT SHOW UP FOR THE CORRECT TIME, WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE YOU WILL GET SCREENED! YOU MAY ONLY REGISTER FOR ONE TIME! 

Put your permanent address on the registration information.

The screening is through Albert Einstein Medical Center's Victor Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases. If you choose to take advantage of this amazing opportunity, you will meet with a certified genetic counselor and have your blood drawn by a certified phlebotomist.

The whole process will last approximately a half hour.

More information about our program is available at www.victorcenters.org.

                                          Questions? Concerns? 

                     Contact our Outreach Coordinator at 215-456-7875

Participants will be screened for Bloom syndrome, Canavan disease, Cystic fibrosis, Familial Dysautonomia, Fanconi anemia- Type C, Gaucher disease Type 1, Mucolipidosis IV, Niemann-Pick disease- Type A, and Tay-Sachs disease

When & Where



Van R Ball Room at Drexel University
3320 Powelton Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)


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Victor Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases



 

 

The Victor Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases raises awareness of Jewish genetic diseases and provides affordable genetic counseling and screening for healthy individuals at risk of being carriers.

It is estimated that 1 in 5 Ashkenazi Jews is a carrier of a mutation in a gene for one of several Jewish Genetic Diseases.