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Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome – detection of the 3 most common mutations in the DHCR7 gene (p.Trp151Ter, p.Val326Leu and c.964-1G>C)

Screening of the 3 most common DHCR7 gene mutations: c.452G>A (p.Trp151Ter), c.976G>T (p.Val326Leu), c.964-1G>C (IVS8-1G>C) using Sanger sequencing, which represent about 81% of all mutations in patients with SLOS (Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, OMIM 270400).

Material:

Chorionic villi, Amniotic fluid …
Chorionic villi, Amniotic fluid, Cord blood, Isolated DNA from chorionic villi, Isolated DNA from amniotic fluid, Isolated DNA from cordocentesis, DNA isolated from cultured cells

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

1 week

Cascade testing of the product of conception (by QF-PCR methods) excluding maternal contamination

Cascade aneuploidy testing of aborted foetal tissue using QF-PCR, arrays or karyotyping; excluding maternal contamination.

Material:

Conception product, DNA from the product of conception

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

Testing for maternal contamination of the conception

Testing for maternal contamination of aborted foetal tissue by QF-PCR.

Material:

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

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

Predictive testing of familial mutation

Predictive testing of known familial mutation using 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

RNA analysis of selected mutations

Complementary RNA analysis to the result obtained from testing for congenital predisposition to certain tumour types by CZECANCA cancer panel.

Material:

Peripheral blood RNA

Turnover Time:

3 months

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