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Hereditary spastic paraparesis (SPG4 – SPAST gene, SPG31 – REEP1 gene) – familial AD

Testing for familial AD variants of SPAST gene (SPG4) and REEP1 gene (SPG31) using the NGS method.

Material:

Peripheral blood, Buccal swab …
Peripheral blood, Buccal swab, Isolated DNA from blood, Cultured cells

Turnover Time:

6 weeks

STATIM

3 weeks

Predictive mutation testing – SPAST gene (SPG4) and/or REEP1 gene (SPG31)

Testing for familial AD variants of SPAST gene (SPG4) and REEP1 gene (SPG31) using the NGS method.

Material:

Peripheral blood, Buccal swab …
Peripheral blood, Buccal swab, Isolated DNA from blood, Cultured cells

Turnover Time:

6 weeks

STATIM

3 weeks

Testing for the most common NBN (NBS1) gene mutation – Nijmegen breakage syndrome, primary microcephaly

Testing for the most common c.511A>G (p.Ile171Val), c.643C>T (p.Arg215Trp) and c.657_661delACAAA (p.Lys219Asnfs*16) mutations in the NBN gene (NBS1) responsible for Nijmegen breakage syndrome by Sanger sequencing.

Material:

Peripheral blood, Buccal swab …
Peripheral blood, Buccal swab, Isolated DNA from blood, Isolated DNA from chorionic villi, Isolated DNA from amniotic fluid, Isolated DNA from cordocentesis, DNA isolated from the product of conception, Cultured cells

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

3 days

Cascade testing for GJB2 gene mutation (for Connexin 26) – early non-syndromic AR deafness

Testing for GJB2 gene mutations (gap junction beta 2) responsible for hereditary autosomal recessive disease, early non-syndromic disorder/hearing loss and deafness, also referred to as DFNB1.

Material:

Peripheral blood, Buccal swab …
Peripheral blood, Buccal swab, Isolated DNA from blood, Isolated DNA from chorionic villi, Isolated DNA from amniotic fluid, Isolated DNA from cordocentesis, DNA isolated from the product of conception, DNA isolated from cultured cells

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

1 week

AR deafness – detection of 35delG GJB2 mutation

Testing for 35delG mutation in the GJB2 gene responsible for AR hereditary, non-syndromic disorder/hearing loss (deafness).

Material:

Peripheral blood, Buccal swab …
Peripheral blood, Buccal swab, Isolated DNA from blood, Isolated DNA from chorionic villi, Isolated DNA from amniotic fluid, Isolated DNA from cordocentesis, DNA isolated from the product of conception, DNA isolated from cultured cells

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

3 days

Stereocilin gene fragmentation analysis

Targeted testing for STRC gene deletion by QF-PCR (Stereocilin gene) responsible for hearing impairment DFNB16.

Material:

Peripheral blood, Buccal swab …
Peripheral blood, Buccal swab, Isolated DNA from blood, Isolated DNA from chorionic villi, Isolated DNA from amniotic fluid, Isolated DNA from cordocentesis, DNA isolated from the product of conception, DNA isolated from cultured cells

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

3 days