CNV analysis

Published 12/02/2021

All NGS panels in our testing menu now include CNV analysis. Panels for frontotemporal dementia, tuberous sclerosis, microcephaly, and hereditary spastic paraplegia cover the analysis of clinically relevant non-coding variants. Learn more at  www.asperbio.com/asper-neurogenetics

List of non-coding variants covered by Congenital Muscular Dystrophy NGS panel

Published 02/10/2020

List of non-coding variants covered by
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy NGS panel

Gene Non-coding variant
DMD c.9974+175T>A
DMD c.9225-285A>G
DMD c.9225-647A>G
DMD c.8217+18052A>G
DMD c.6614+3310G>T
DMD c.4675-11A>G
DMD c.3432+2036A>G
DMD c.961-5831C>T
DMD c.832-15A>G
DMD c.650-39498A>G
DMD c.265-463A>G
DMD c.93+5590T>A
DMD c.31+36947G>A
FKRP c.-272G>A
FKTN c.648-1243G>T
LAMA2 c.5071+3104del
LMNA c.513+45T>G
LMNA c.1609-12T>G
POMGNT1 1284+2_1284+19del18
POMT1 c.-30-2A>G
SELENON c.*1107T>C

List of diseases covered by Congenital Muscular Dystrophy NGS panel

Published 02/10/2020

List of diseases covered by
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy NGS panel

Gene Condition
B3GALNT2 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with brain and eye anomalies, type A, 11
B4GAT1 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A, 13
CHKB Muscular dystrophy, congenital, megaconial type
COL12A1 Bethlem myopathy 2; Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy 2
COL6A1 Bethlem myopathy 1; Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy 1
COL6A2 Bethlem myopathy 1; Myosclerosis, congenital;
Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy 1
COL6A3 Bethlem myopathy 1; Dystonia 27;
Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy 1
CRPPA Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 7;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A, 7
DAG1 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type A, 9;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 9
DMD Becker muscular dystrophy; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 3B;
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
DPM1 Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Ie
DPM2 Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Iu
DPM3 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 15;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with impaired intellectual development), type B, 15
EMD mery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 1, X-linked
FKRP Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A, 5;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with or without mental retardation), type B, 5;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 5
FKTN Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type A, 4;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type B, 4;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(limb-girdle), type C, 4; Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1X
GMPPB Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A, 14;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with mental retardation), type B, 14;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 14
ITGA7 Muscular dystrophy, congenital, due to ITGA7 deficiency
LAMA2 Muscular dystrophy, congenital, merosin deficient or partially deficient;
Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal recessive 23
LARGE1 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A, 6;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with mental retardation), type B, 6
LMNA Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 1B;
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2B1;
Cardiomyopathy, dilated, 1A;
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 2, AD;
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 3, AR;
Muscular dystrophy, congenital
POMGNT1 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type A, 3;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type B, 3;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 3
POMGNT2 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with brain and eye anomalies, type A, 8;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle) type C, 8
POMK Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 12;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type A, 12
POMT1 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type A, 1;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type B, 1;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 1
POMT2 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type A, 2;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type B, 2;
Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (limb-girdle), type C, 2
RXYLT1 Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy
(congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A, 10
SELENON Muscular dystrophy, rigid spine, 1;
Myopathy, congenital, with fiber-type disproportion
TCAP Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, type 2G;
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic, 25

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy NGS panel

Published 02/10/2020

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 B3GALNT2, B4GAT1, CHKB, COL12A1, COL6A1, COL6A2, COL6A3, CRPPA, DAG1, DMD, DPM1, DPM2, DPM3, EMD, FKRP, FKTN, GMPPB, ITGA7, LAMA2, LARGE1, LMNA, POMGNT1, POMGNT2, POMK, POMT1, POMT2, RXYLT1, SELENON, TCAP

List of diseases covered by the panel
Non-coding variants: List of non-coding variants covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Paroxysmal Dyskinesia NGS panel

Published 06/01/2020

Paroxysmal Dyskinesia NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding region):		 ADCY5, KCNMA1, PNKD, PRRT2, SLC2A1

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Senior-Loken Syndrome NGS panel

Published 21/08/2019

Senior-Loken Syndrome NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 CEP290, INVS, IQCB1, NPHP1, NPHP3, NPHP4, SDCCAG8, TRAF3IP1, WDR19

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

List of diseases covered by Polycystic Kidney Disease NGS panel

Published 15/08/2019

List of diseases covered by
Polycystic Kidney Disease NGS panel

Gene Condition
ALG8 Polycystic liver disease 3
with or without kidney cysts;
Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Ih
ANKS6 Nephronophthisis 16
BICC1 Renal dysplasia, cystic, susceptibility to
COL4A1 Retinal arteries, tortuosity of;
Angiopathy, hereditary, with nephropathy, aneurysms, and muscle cramps;
Brain small vessel disease with or without ocular anomalies;
Hemorrhage, intracerebral, susceptibility to
DNAJB11 Polycystic kidney disease 6 with or
without polycystic liver disease
DZIP1L Polycystic kidney disease 5
GANAB Polycystic kidney disease 3
HNF1B Renal cysts and diabetes syndrome;
Diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent; Renal cell carcinoma
LRP5 Exudative vitreoretinopathy 4;
Hyperostosis, endosteal;
Osteopetrosis, autosomal dominant 1; Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome;
Polycystic liver disease 4 with or without kidney cysts;
van Buchem disease, type 2
MUC1 Medullary cystic kidney disease 1
NOTCH2 Alagille syndrome 2; Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
OFD1 Retinitis pigmentosa 23;
Joubert syndrome 10; Orofaciodigital syndrome I;
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 2
PKD1 Polycystic kidney disease 1
PKD2 Polycystic kidney disease 2
PKHD1 Polycystic kidney disease 4,
with or without hepatic disease
PRKCSH Polycystic liver disease 1
SEC63 Polycystic liver disease 2
SEC61A1 Hyperuricemic nephropathy,
familial juvenile, 4
TSC1 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis;
Tuberous sclerosis-1
TSC2 Tuberous sclerosis-2
UMOD Glomerulocystic kidney disease
with hyperuricemia and isosthenuria;
Hyperuricemic nephropathy, familial juvenile 1;
Medullary cystic kidney disease 2
VHL Erythrocytosis, familial, 2;
Pheochromocytoma; von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
ZNF423 Nephronophthisis 14

Polycystic Kidney Disease NGS panel

Published 15/08/2019

Polycystic Kidney Disease NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ALG8, ANKS6, BICC1, COL4A1, DNAJB11, DZIP1L, GANAB, HNF1B, LRP5, MUC1, NOTCH2, OFD1, PKD1, PKD2, PKHD1, PRKCSH, SEC63, SEC61A1, TSC1, TSC2, UMOD, VHL, ZNF423

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Nephrotic Syndrome NGS panel

Published 15/08/2019

Nephrotic Syndrome NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ACTN4, ARHGDIA, COQ2, COQ8B, DGKE, EMP2, ITGA3, LAMB2, NPHS1, NPHS2, PLCE1, PTPRO, SMARCAL1, WDR73, WT1

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

List of diseases covered by Nephronophthisis NGS panel

Published 12/08/2019

List of diseases covered by
Nephronophthisis NGS panel

Gene Condition
ANKS6 Nephronophthisis 16
CEP83 Nephronophthisis 18
CEP164 Nephronophthisis 15
CEP290 Bardet-Biedl syndrome 14;
Joubert syndrome 5; Leber congenital amaurosis 10;
Meckel syndrome 4; Senior-Loken syndrome 6
DCDC2 Nephronophthisis 19;
Deafness, autosomal recessive 66; Sclerosing cholangitis, neonatal
GLIS2 Nephronophthisis 7
INVS Nephronophthisis 2, infantile
IFT172 Retinitis pigmentosa 71;
Short-rib thoracic dysplasia 10 with or without polydactyly
IQCB1 Senior-Loken syndrome 5
NEK8 Nephronophthisis 9;
Renal-hepatic-pancreatic dysplasia 2
NPHP1 Joubert syndrome 4;
Nephronophthisis 1, juvenile; Senior-Loken syndrome-1
NPHP3 Meckel syndrome 7; Nephronophthisis 3;
Renal-hepatic-pancreatic dysplasia 1
NPHP4 Senior-Loken syndrome 4
RPGRIP1L COACH syndrome; Joubert syndrome 7;
Meckel syndrome 5
SDCCAG8 Bardet-Biedl syndrome 16;
Senior-Loken syndrome 7
TMEM67 RHYNS syndrome; COACH syndrome;
Joubert syndrome 6; Meckel syndrome 3; Nephronophthisis 11
TTC21B Short-rib thoracic dysplasia 4 with or without polydactyly;
Nephronophthisis 12
WDR19 Senior-Loken syndrome 8; Nephronophthisis 13;
Short-rib thoracic dysplasia 5 with or without polydactyly;
Cranioectodermal dysplasia 4
XPNPEP3 Nephronophthisis-like nephropathy 1
ZNF423 Joubert syndrome 19

Ciliopathy NGS panel

Published 08/08/2019

Ciliopathy NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding
region):		 ACVR2B, ADGRV1, AHI1, AIPL1, ALMS1, ANKS6, ARL13B, ARL6, ARMC4, ATXN10, B9D1, B9D2, BBS1, BBS10, BBS12, BBS2, BBS4, BBS5, BBS7, BBS9, C2CD3, C2ORF71, C5ORF42, C8ORF37, C21ORF2, C21ORF59, CC2D2A, CCDC103, CCDC114, CCDC151, CCDC28B, CCDC39, CCDC40, CCDC65, CCNO, CDH23, CEP104, CEP120, CEP164, CEP290, CEP41, CEP83, CFTR, CLRN1, CRB1, CSPP1, DCDC2, DNAAF1, DNAAF2, DNAAF3, DNAAF4, DNAAF5, DNAH1, DNAH11, DNAH5, DNAH8, DNAI1, DNAI2, DNAL1, DRC1, DYNC2H1, EVC, EVC2, FOXH1, GAS8, GDF1, GLIS2, IFT43, IFT80, IFT122, IFT140, IFT172, INPP5E, INVS, IQCB1, KIAA0586, KIF7, LEFTY2, LRRC6, MCIDAS, MKKS, MKS1, NEK1, NEK8, NME8, NODAL, NPHP1, NPHP3, NPHP4, OFD1, PDE6D, PKD2, PKHD1, RPGR, RPGRIP1, RPGRIP1L, RSPH1, RSPH3, RSPH4A, RSPH9, SDCCAG8, SPAG1, TCTN1, TCTN2, TCTN3, TMEM138, TMEM216, TMEM231, TMEM237, TMEM67, TOPORS, TRIM32, TTC21B, TTC8, WDPCP, WDR19, WDR34, WDR35, WDR60, XPNPEP3, ZIC3, ZMYND10, ZNF423

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Bardet-Biedl Syndrome NGS panel

Published 08/08/2019

Bardet-Biedl Syndrome NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ALMS1 (excluding exon 8), ARL6, BBIP1, BBS1, BBS2, BBS4, BBS5, BBS7, BBS9, BBS10, BBS12, CCDC28B, CEP290, IFT27, IFT172, LZTFL1, MKKS, MKS1, SDCCAG, TMEM67, TRIM32, TTC8, WDPCP

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Waardenburg Syndrome

Published 14/01/2019

Waardenburg Syndrome
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 EDN3, EDNRB, MITF, PAX3, SNAI2, SOX10, TYR

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
SThe A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: MITF, PAX3, SOX10
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Indications for genetic testing:

  1. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis
  2. Carrier testing for at-risk relatives
  3. Genetic counseling

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a group of genetic conditions characterized by sensorineural hearing loss and pigmentary abnormalities of the iris, hair, and skin, along with dystopia canthorum. Hearing loss is congenital, typically non-progressive, either unilateral or bilateral, and sensorineural.

The classic sign of hair pigmentation anomaly with WS is white forelock appearing typically in the teen years. Ocular pigmentary manifestations may include complete or segmental heterochromia or hypoplastic or brilliant blue irides.

Waardenburg syndrome affects an estimated 1 in 20,000-40,000 people.

Four types of WS can be distinguished by physical characteristics and genetic cause. Types I and III are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, types II and IV are autosomal recessive.

References:

Farrer LA et al. Waardenburg syndrome (WS) type I is caused by defects at multiple loci, one of which is near ALPP on chromosome 2: first report of the WS consortium. Am J Hum Genet. 1992;50:902–13.
Milunsky JM. Waardenburg Syndrome Type I. GeneReviews® 2001 July 30 (Updated 2014 Aug 7)
Shields CL et al. Waardenburg syndrome: iris and choroidal hypopigmentation: findings on anterior and posterior segment imaging. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131:1167–73.
Tamayo ML et al. Screening program for Waardenburg syndrome in Colombia: clinical definition and phenotypic variability. Am J Med Genet A. 2008;146A:1026–31.

Del/dup analysis

Published 21/03/2018

Del/dup analysis can now be ordered in addition to NGS panels. Read more about upgraded testing options at each portfolio or see the price list www.asperbio.com/Asper-Biogene-price-list. Feel free to contact us if there are any additional genes you would need to be included in the analysis.

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy NGS panel

Published 01/03/2018

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ANO5, CAPN3, CAV3, CRPPA, DAG1, DES, DNAJB6, DYSF, FKTN, GMPPB, HNRNPDL, LIMS2, LMNA, MYOT, PLEC, POMGNT1, POMK, POMT1, POMT2, SGCA, SGCB, SGCD, SGCG, SMCHD1, TCAP, TNPO3, TOR1AIP1, TRAPPC11, TRIM32, TTN

List of diseases covered by the panel
Non-coding variants: List of non-coding variants covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: ANO5, CAPN3, DYSF, FKRP, LCAV3, LMNA, MYOT, SGCA, SGCB, SGCD, SGCG, ZMPSTE24
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

2 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Tuberous Sclerosis NGS panel

Published 17/01/2018

Tuberous Sclerosis
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 TSC1, TSC2
Non-coding variants: List of non-coding variants covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: TSC1, TSC2
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Leukodystrophy and Leukoencephalopathy NGS panel

Published 17/01/2018

Leukodystrophy and Leukoencephalopathy
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ABCD1, ADAR, AIMP1, ARSA, ASPA, CLCN2, CSF1R, DARS2, EARS2, EIF2B1, EIF2B2, EIF2B3, EIF2B4, EIF2B5, FAM126A, FOLR1, GALC, GFAP, GJC2, HEPACAM, HSPD1, HTRA1, L2HGDH, LMNB1, MLC1, NOTCH3, PLP1, POLR3A, POLR3B, PSAP, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, RNASET2, SAMHD1, SCP2, SOX10, SUMF1, TREX1, TUBB4A

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: ABCD1, ASPA, L2HGDH, LMNB1, MLC1, NOTCH3, PLP1
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

2 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Congenital Myopathy and Distal Myopathy NGS panel

Published 17/01/2018

Congenital Myopathy and Distal Myopathy
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ACTA1, ANO5, BAG3, BIN1, CAV3, CCDC78, CFL2, CNTN1, COL6A1, COL6A3, COL12A1, CRYAB, DES, DNAJB6, DNM2, DYSF, FHL1, FLNC, GNE, KLHL40, KLHL41, LDB3, LMOD3, MATR3, MEGF10, MICU1, MTM1, MTMR14, MYF6, MYH7, MYOT, NEB, RYR1, SELENON, STAC3, SQSTM1, TIA1, TNNT1, TPM2, TPM3, TTN, VCP

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel NGS panel with CNV
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis 

Genes: MTM1, MTMR1
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Urea Cycle Disorder NGS panel

Published 31/10/2017

Urea Cycle Disorder
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ARG1, ASL, ASS1, CPS1, NAGS, OAT, OTC, SLC7A7, SLC25A13, SLC25A15

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of the OTC gene

Genes: OTC
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Porphyria NGS panel

Published 31/10/2017

Porphyria
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ALAD, ALAS2, CPOX, FECH, HFE, HMBS, PPOX, UROD, UROS

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: ALAD, CPOX, FECH, HMBS, PPOX, UROD, UROS
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Methylmalonic Aciduria and Homocystinuria NGS panel

Published 31/10/2017

Methylmalonic Aciduria and Homocystinuria
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ABCD4, ACSF3, AMN, CBLIF, CBS, CD320, CUBN, IVD, LMBRD1, MCEE, MLYCD, MMAA, MMAB, MMACHC, MMADHC, MTHFR, MTR, MTRR, MUT, SUCLA2, SUCLG1, TCN1, TCN2

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of the MLYCD gene

Genes: MLYCD
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Lysosomal Storage Disease NGS panel

Published 31/10/2017

Lysosomal Storage Disease
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 AGA, ARSA, ARSB, ASAH1, CLN3, CLN5. CLN6, CLN8, CTNS, CTSA, CTSC, CTSD, CTSK, DNAJC5, FUCA1, GAA, GALC, GALNS, GBA, GLA, GLB1, GM2A, GNPTAB, GNPTG, GNS, GUSB, HEXA, HEXB, HGSNAT, HYAL1, IDS, IDUA, LAMP2, LIPA, MAN2B1, MANBA, MCOLN1, MFSD8, NAGA, NAGLU, NEU1, NPC1, NPC2, PPT1, PSAP, SGSH, SLC17A5, SMPD1, SUMF1, TPP1

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: GLA, HEXA, IDS, NPC1, NPC2
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder NGS panel

Published 31/10/2017

Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder
NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding
region):		 ACAD9, ACADM, ACADS, ACADVL, CPT1A, CPT2, ETFA, ETFB, ETFDH, GLUD1, HADH, HADHA, HADHB, HMGCL, HMGCS2, HSD17B10, LPIN1, PPARG, SLC22A5, SLC25A20, TAZ

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of the SLC22A5 gene

Genes: SLC22A5
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency

Published 13/10/2017

Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency
Sequencing of the LPL gene

Genes
(full coding
region):		  LPL
Lab method: NGS
TAT: 2-4 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of the LPL gene

Genes: LPL
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Indications for genetic testing:

1. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis
2. Differential diagnosis
3. Carrier testing for at-risk relatives
4. Genetic counseling

Familial lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is characterized by very severe hypertriglyceridemia with episodes of abdominal pain, recurrent acute pancreatitis, eruptive cutaneous xanthomata, and hepatosplenomegaly. Symptoms of the disease typically develop in childhood.

Familial LPL deficiency is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Mutations in the LPL gene cause the disease.

The prevalence of familial LPL deficiency is approximately one in 1,000,000 worldwide.

References:
Burnett JR et al 1999. Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency. GeneReviews®. Last Update: June 22, 2017.
Viljoen A, Wierzbicki AS. Diagnosis and treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10:505–14.

Dilated Cardiomyopathy NGS panel

Published 13/10/2017

Dilated Cardiomyopathy
NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding region):		 ABCC9, ACTC1, ACTN2, ANKRD1, BAG3, CSRP3, CRYAB, DES, DMD, DNAJC19, DOLK, DSC2, DSG2, DSP, EMD, EYA4, GATAD1, JUP, LAMA4, LAMP2, LDB3, LMNA, MYBPC3, MYH6, MYH7, MYPN, NEXN, PKP2, PLN, RAF1, RBM20, SCN5A, SGCD, TAZ, TBX20, TCAP, TMPO, TNNC1, TNNI3, TNNT2, TPM1, TTN, TTR, VCL

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: BAG3, TNNT2
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Indications for genetic testing:
1. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis
2. Differential diagnosis
3. Testing for at-risk family members
4. Genetic counseling

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a progressive disease of heart muscle that is characterized by left ventricular enlargement and systolic dysfunction. Persons with DCM may be asymptomatic for a number of years. Complications usually occur later in the disease course and may include heart failure, arrhythmias, thromboembolic disease.

The disease initially manifests in adults in the fourth to sixth decade, it may also present at any age.

DCM can be categorized as acquired, syndromic, or nonsyndromic. DCM can be inherited in an autosomal dominant or X-linked manner. Most cases are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.

References:
Hershberger RE, Morales A. Dilated Cardiomyopathy Overview. GeneReviews® Initial Posting: July 27, 2007; Last Update: August 23, 2018.
Judge, D. P. 2009. Use of Genetics in the Clinical Evaluation of Cardiomyopathy. JAMA, 302(22), 2471.doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1787 

Melanoma NGS panel

Published 30/08/2017

Melanoma
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 CDK4, CDKN2A, MC1R, MITF, POT1, TERT, XRCC3

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Del/dup analysis

Genes: CDK4, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, MITF
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

Published 23/08/2017

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Sequencing of the AR gene

Genes: AR
Lab method: Sanger sequencing
TAT: 2-4 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1,2 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of the AR gene

Genes: AR
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy NGS panel

Published 19/06/2017

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/
Cardiomyopathy
NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding region):		 CTNNA3, DES, DSC2, DSG2, DSP, JUP, LDB3, LMNA, PKP2, PLN, RYR2, TGFB3, TMEM43, TTN

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: DSP, PKP2
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Indications for genetic testing:

  1. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis
  2. Testing patients with arrhythmia with nonspecific cardiomyopathy
  3. Risk assessment in relatives
  4. Prenatal diagnosis for known familial mutation
  5. Genetic counseling

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is characterized by progressive fibrofatty replacement of the myocardium that predisposes to ventricular tachycardia and sudden death in young individuals and athletes. ARVC affects the right ventricle and in some cases also the left ventricle. The most common presenting symptoms are heart palpitations, syncope, and sudden death.

The presentation of disease is highly variable, and some affected individuals may not meet established clinical criteria. The mean age at diagnosis is 31 years.

ARVC is typically inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.

References:

Fontaine G et al. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathies: clinical forms and main differential diagnoses. Circulation. 1998;97:1532–5. 
McNally E et al. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. GeneReviews Initial Posting: April 18, 2005; Last Update: May 25, 2017.

Alpha Thalassemia

Published 23/03/2017

Alpha Thalassemia
Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: HBA1, HBA2
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Beta Thalassemia

Published 23/03/2017

Beta Thalassemia
Sequencing of the HBB gene

Genes: HBB
Lab method: Sanger sequencing/NGS
TAT: 2-4 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

300 ng DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of the HBB gene

Genes: HBB
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Fanconi Anemia

Published 23/03/2017

Fanconi Anemia
NGS panel

Genes: BRCA2, BRIP1, ERCC4, FANCA, FANCB, FANCC, FANCD2 (excluding exons 15, 16), FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, FANCI, FANCL, FANCM, PALB2, RAD51C, SLX4, XRCC2

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: FANCA, FANCB, FANCD2, PALB2
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

2,5 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Craniosynostosis NGS panel

Published 23/03/2017

Craniosynostosis
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ALX4, CD96, EFNB1, ERF, FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, FLNA, GLI3, IHH, IL11RA, MSX2, POR, RAB23, RECQL4, SEC24D, SKI, SMAD6, SOX9, TCF12, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, TWIST1, ZIC1

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of the TWIST1 gene

Genes: TWIST1
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Noonan Spectrum Disorders/Rasopathies NGS panel

Published 23/03/2017

Noonan Spectrum Disorders/Rasopathies NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding
region):		 A2ML1, ACTB, ACTG1, BRAF, CBL, CHD7, DHCR7, ELN, EPHB4, FGD1, HRAS, JAG1, KAT6B, KDM6A, KMT2D, KRAS, LZTR1, MAP2K1, MAP2K2, MRAS, NCF1, NF1, NOTCH2, NRAS, PPP1CB, PTPN11, RAF1, RAI1, RASA1, RASA2, RIT1, RRAS, SHOC2, SOS1, SOS2, SPRED1, TBX1

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of selected regions

Lab method: Chromosomal Microarray Analysis
TAT: 2-4 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Indications for genetic testing:

  1. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis
  2. Parental testing in case of a causative mutation has been identified in an affected  individual
  3. Genetic counseling
  4. Prenatal diagnosis

Skeletal Dysplasia NGS panel

Published 23/03/2017

Skeletal Dysplasia
NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding
region):		 AGPS, ALPL, ARSL, CANT1, CCN6, CHST3, CLCN7, COL11A1, COL11A2, COL1A1, COL1A2, COL2A1, COL9A1, COL9A2, COL9A3, COMP, CRTAP, DDR2, DHCR24, DVL1, DYM, DYNC2H1, DYNC2I2, EBP, ESCO2, EVC, EVC2, FAM111A, FAM20C, FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, FKBP10, FLNA, FLNB, GNPAT, GPC6, HSPG2, IDUA, IFITM5, IFT80, IL11RA, INPPL1, LBR, LIFR, LRP5, MATN3, MMP13, MMP9, MSX2, NEK1, NOTCH2, NPR2, NSDHL, P3H1, PEX7, PLOD2, PPIB, PTDSS1, PTH1R, RECQL4, ROR2, SERPINH1, SHOX, SLC26A2, SLC29A3, SLC35D1, SOX9, TBX5, TCIRG1, TMEM38B, TRIP11, TRPV4, TWIST1, WDR19, WDR35, WNT1, WNT5A, XYLT1

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: COL2A1, TWIST1
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of selected regions

Lab method: Chromosomal Microarray Analysis
TAT: 2-4 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Thyroid Cancer NGS panel

Published 17/02/2017

Thyroid Cancer
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 APC, CDC73, DICER1, MEN1, PRKAR1A, PTEN, RET, SDHB, SDHD, TP53

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Del/dup analysis

Genes: MEN1, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

2 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Fanconi Anemia

Published 16/02/2017

Fanconi Anemia
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 BRCA2, BRIP1, ERCC4, FANCA, FANCB, FANCC, FANCD2 (excluding exons 15, 16), FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, FANCI, FANCL, FANCM, PALB2, RAD51C, SLX4, XRCC2

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Del/dup analysis

Genes: FANCA, FANCB, FANCD2, PALB2
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

2,5 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension NGS panel

Published 14/02/2017

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding region):		 ACVRL1, BMPR2, BMPR1B, CAV1, EIF2AK4, ENG, FOXF1, GDF2, KCNA5, KCNK3, SMAD4, SMAD9

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: ACVRL1, BMPR2
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Indications for genetic testing:
1. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis
2. Differential diagnosis
3. Testing at-risk family members
4. Genetic counseling

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe cardiopulmonary disorder caused by cellular proliferation and fibrosis of the small pulmonary arteries, which results in a progressive rise in pulmonary vascular resistance. Initial symptoms include dyspnea, fatigue, syncope, chest pain, palpitations and leg edema. The mean age at diagnosis is 36 years.

Although the pathogenesis of PAH begins in the pulmonary circulation, right heart failure is the major cause of morbidity and mortality.

PAH can be idiopathic (defined by absence of an underlying risk factor), heritable, induced by drugs or toxins, or associated with conditions such as connective tissue disease, congenital heart disease, portal hypertension, HIV infection, or schistosomiasis.

Hereditary PAH is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. BMPR2 mutations remain the most common genetic cause of PAH, accounting for ~80% of hereditary PAH and ~20% idiopathic PAH. Pathogenic variants in other genes are less common (1%-3%).

References:
Austin ED et al 2002. Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. GeneReviews®
Humbert M et al. Cellular and molecular pathobiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 43, 13S–24S (2004).
Simonneau G et al. 2013. Updated clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 62, D34–D41 (2013).
Tielemans B et al 2019. TGFβ and BMPRII signalling pathways in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Drug Discov Today. 2019 Mar; 24(3):703-716.
Tonelli A R et al.2013. Causes and circumstances of death in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 188, 365–369 (2013).

Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation NGS panel

Published 13/02/2017

Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation
NGS panel

Genes
(full coding
region):		 ATP13A2, COASY, C19orf12, CP, DCAF17, FA2H, FTL, PANK2, PLA2G6, WDR45

List of diseases covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

4 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: PANK2, PLA2G6
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Epilepsy NGS panel

Published 15/08/2016

Epilepsy
NGS panel

Genes
(full
coding region):		 AARS1, ABAT, ACTL6B, ACY1, ADAM22, ADAR, ADSL, ALDH5A1, ALDH7A1, ALG3, ALG13, AMT, AP3B2, ARHGEF9, ARHGEF15, ARX, ASAH1, ATP1A2, ATP1A3, ATP6AP2, ATP6V1A, ATRX, BRAT1, CACNA1A, CACNA1D, CACNA2D2, CACNA1E, CACNA1H, CACNB4, CASK, CDC42, CDKL5, CERS1, CHD2, CHRNA2, CHRNA4, CHRNA7, CHRNB2, CLCN2, CLN3, CLN8, CNPY3, CNTN2, CNTNAP2, C12orf57, CPA6, CRH, CSTB, CTSF, CYFIP2, DENND5A, DEPDC5, DHFR, D2HGDH, DNAJC5, DNM1, DNM1L, DOCK7, DYRK1A, EEF1A2, EFHC1, EPM2A, ETHE1, FGF12, FLNA, FOLR1, FOXG1, FRRS1L, GABBR2, GABRA1, GABRB1, GABRB2, GABRB3, GABRD, GABRG2, GAMT, GATM, GLDC, GNAO1, GOSR2, GPHN, GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2B, GRIN2D, HCN1, HNRNPU, HUWE1, IER3IP1, ITPA, IQSEC2, KANSL1, KCNA1, KCNA2, KCNB1, KCNC1, KCNH1, KCNJ10, KCNMA1, KCNQ2, KCNQ3, KCNT1, KCNT2, KCTD7, KIF1A, KIF5C, LGI1, LIAS, MBD5, MCCC1, MDH2, MECP2, MEF2C, MFSD8, MOCS1, MOCS2, MTHFR, MTOR, NACC1, NECAP1, NEUROD2, NEXMIF, NGLY1, NHLRC1, NOL3, NPRL2, NR2F1, NRXN1, PCDH19, PHACTR1, PIK3R2, PIGA, PIGB, PIGN, PIGO, PIGP, PIGQ, PIGT, PLCB1, PLPBP, PNKP, PNPO, POLG, PPP3CA, PPT1, PRDM8, PRICKLE1, PRICKLE2, PRRT2, PURA, QARS, RBFOX1, RBFOX3, RELN, RNASEH2B, ROGDI, SATB2, SCARB2, SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SERAC1, SERPINI1, SIK1, SLC1A2, SLC12A5, SLC13A5, SLC19A3, SLC25A22, SLC2A1, SLC35A2, SLC35A3, SLC6A1, SLC6A8, SLC9A6, SMARCA2, SMC1A, SNIP1, SNX27, SPATA5, SPTAN1, SRPX2, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL5, STX1B, STXBP1, SYN1, SYNGAP1, SYNJ1, SYP, SZT2, TBCD, TBC1D24, TBCE, TBCK, TCF4, TPP1, TRAK1, TSC1, TSC2, TTC19, TUBB3, UBA5, UBE3A, WASF1, WDR45, WWOX, ZDHHC9, ZEB2

List of diseases covered by the panel
Non-coding variants: List of non-coding variants covered by the panel
Lab method: NGS panel with CNV analysis
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

4 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis

Genes: CHRNA4, CHRNB2, EPM2A, KCNQ1, KCNQ3, NHLRC1, PCDH19, SCN1A, SLC2A1, STXBP1, WWOX
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

2,5 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Indications for genetic testing:

1. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis
2. Testing of at risk family members for known mutations
3. Prenatal diagnosis for known familial mutations
4. Genetic counseling

Epilepsy is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by epileptic seizures and other symptoms of neurological problems. Epilepsy can be caused by strokes, brain tumors, head injuries, structural brain abnormalities, brain infections and genetic syndromes.

The epilepsies can be classified into three classes: genetic generalized, focal and encephalopathic epilepsies, with several specific disorders within each class. The genetic generalized epilepsy syndromes include juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and childhood absence epilepsy among others. Focal epilepsy syndromes include temporal lobe epilepsy, autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy and autosomal dominant epilepsy with auditory features. Epileptic encephalopathies are severe, early onset conditions characterized by refractory seizures, developmental delay or regression associated with ongoing epileptic activity, and generally poor prognosis.

Epilepsy is often a concurrent condition in individuals with intellectual disability, autism or schizophrenia.

Genetic factors are relevant in the development of epilepsy. Most genes being implicated in epilepsy are involved in dysfunction or dysregulation of ion channels.

References:

Chang BS, Lowenstein DH (2003). “Epilepsy”. N. Engl. J. Med. 349 (13): 1257–66.
Hildebrand MS et al. Recent advances in the molecular genetics of epilepsy. J Med Genet. 2013;50:271–9.
Myers CT and Mefford hC. Advancing epilepsy genetics in the genomic era. Genome Medicine2015 7:91 

Retinoblastoma

Published 20/06/2016

Retinoblastoma
Sequencing of the RB1 gene

Genes
(full coding
region):		 RB1
Lab method: NGS
TAT: 6-9 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Deletion/duplication analysis of the RB1 gene

Genes: RB1
Lab method: MLPA
TAT: 4-6 weeks
Specimen requirements: 2-4 ml of blood with anticoagulant EDTA

1 µg DNA in TE, AE or pure sterile water at 100-250 ng/µl
The A260/A280 ratio should be 1.8-2.0. DNA sample should be run on an agarose gel as a single band, showing no degradation, alongside with a quantitative DNA marker.
Ordering information: Go to online ordering or download sample submission form

Indications for genetic testing:

1. Confirmation of clinical diagnosis
2. Testing of at-risk family members of an affected individual
4. Genetic counseling
5. Prenatal diagnosis for known familial mutation

Retinoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the developing retina that affects children, usually before the age of 5. The most common sign of retinoblastoma is a white pupillary reflex (leukocoria). Other symptoms may include strabismus, change in eye appearance, reduced visual acuity. Retinoblastoma may be unifocal or multifocal. About 60% of affected individuals have unilateral retinoblastoma, about 40% have bilateral retinoblastoma.

Hereditary retinoblastoma is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Individuals with heritable retinoblastoma have a higher risk of developing non-ocular tumors.

The estimated incidence of retinoblastoma is 1 in 15 000 – 20 000 live births.

References:

Lohmann DR and Gallie BL. Retinoblastoma. GeneReviews® 2000 July 18 (Updated 2015 November 19)
Genetics Home Reference https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov.
Seregard S, et al. Incidence of retinoblastoma from 1958 to 1998 in Northern Europe: advantages of birth cohort analysis. Ophthalmology. 2004;111:1228–32.