Lysosomal Diseases Testing Laboratory
Leadership
Position:
Director, Lysosonal Diseases Testing Laboratory
Organization:
Department of Neurology
Email:
Paola.Luzi@jefferson.edu
Contact
Position:
Co-Director, Lysosonal Disease Testing Laboratory
Organization:
Department of Neurology
Email:
David.Wenger@Jefferson.edu
Contact/Shipping Info
Department:
Department of Neurology
Organization:
Thomas Jefferson University
1020 Locust Street
Room 346
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact Number(s):
- 215-955-1666
- 215-955-9554 (fax)
The Lysosomal Diseases Testing Laboratory (LDTL) at Sidney Kimmel Medical College specializes in the testing of patients suspected of having one of these genetic disorders.
This laboratory was established in 1973 by David A. Wenger, PhD, and currently receives the largest number of samples for these diseases in the world. Testing has resulted in the diagnosis of over 4,600 individuals.
Figure shows filipin staining of cultured skin fibroblasts from a control (left) and a patient with classic Niemann-Pick disease type C (right).