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Karyotyping in postnatal diagnosis

Karyotyping to determine numerical and structural chromosomal aberrations (deviations) in postnatal diagnosis.

Material:

Peripheral blood

Turnover Time:

8 weeks

STATIM

4 weeks

Testing for acquired chromosomal aberrations

Karyotyping to determine the level of chromosome damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Material:

Peripheral blood

Turnover Time:

2-8 weeks

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