Genetic examinations list

Filter by name:

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

SABSCAN: Non-Invasive Test for Early Pregnancy Loss

Screening of cell-free foetal DNA (cfDNA) from the blood of a pregnant woman to detect aneuploidy of sex and non-sex chromosomes of the aborted foetus.

Material:

Peripheral blood

Turnover Time:

2 weeks

STATIM

1 week

ANXA5 gene M2 haplotype

Determination of risk M2 haplotype in the ANXA5 gene by diagnostics of four variants in the regulatory region of the ANXA5gene (rs112782763, rs28717001, rs28651243 and rs113588187) by real-time PCR.

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

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

3 days

SOD1 gene testing – familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Testing for all coding exons (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) including adjacent SOD1 gene intron sequences by Sanger sequencing.

Material:

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

Turnover Time:

3 weeks

STATIM

1 week

PABPN1 gene testing (exon 1) – oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) – familial AD

PCR amplification and sequencing of PABPN1 gene (associated with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy) to detect GCG triplet expansion.

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

1 week

MTM1 gene testing – X-linked myotubular myopathy congenital

Sequencing of 14 coding exons in the MTM1 gene.

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

1 week