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Overview

Test order codeHelp: AIP, Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Test name

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HMBS

Purpose of the test

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This is a clinical test intended for Help: Diagnosis, Drug Response, Mutation Confirmation, Pre-symptomatic, Screening

Condition

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How to order

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Order URL Help: http://www.ouh.dk/wm341299

Specimen source

Amniotic fluid
Buccal swab
Cell culture
Fibroblasts
Isolated DNA
Peripheral (whole) blood
White blood cell prep
Specimen requirements: http://www.ouh.dk/wm341299

Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
DDeletion/duplication analysis
Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA)
  • Applied Biosystems 3730 capillary sequencing instrument
ESequence analysis of select exons
Bi-directional Sanger Sequence Analysis
  • Applied Biosystems 3730 capillary sequencing instrument
CSequence analysis of the entire coding region
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
  • Illumina HiSeqâ„¢2000 system

Summary of what is tested

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Clinical utility

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Establish or confirm diagnosis

Guidance for management

Guidance for selecting a drug therapy and/or dose

Predictive risk information for patient and/or family members

Clinical validity

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Not provided

Test services

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  • Clinical Testing/Confirmation of Mutations Identified Previously
  • Custom mutation-specific/Carrier testing

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