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Canavan Disease
Clinical Genetic Test
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Dep. of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
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GTR Test Accession: Help GTR000323557.6
INHERITED DISEASEMETABOLIC DISEASENERVOUS SYSTEM ... View more
Last updated in GTR: 2024-10-11
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Last annual review date for the lab: 2024-10-11 LinkOut
At a Glance
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis
Conditions (1): Help
Spongy degeneration of central nervous system
Genes (1): Help
ASPA (17p13.2)
Methods (2): Help
Biochemical Genetics - Analyte: Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS); ...
Target population: Help
Not provided
Clinical validity: Help
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Clinical utility: Help
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Ordering Information
Offered by: Help
Dep. of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
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Specimen Source: Help
  • Peripheral (whole) blood
Lab contact: Help
Lenka Dvorakova, PhD, Lab Associate Director
lenka.dvorakova@vfn.cz
+420 224967701
Contact Policy: Help
Laboratory can only accept contact from health care providers. Patients/families are encouraged to discuss genetic testing options with their health care provider.
Test additional service: Help
Custom mutation-specific/Carrier testing
Informed consent required: Help
Yes
Pre-test genetic counseling required: Help
Decline to answer
Post-test genetic counseling required: Help
Decline to answer
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Test Order Code, How to Order, Test strategy, Test development
Conditions Help
Total conditions: 1
Condition/Phenotype Identifier
Test Targets
Genes Help
Total genes: 1
Gene Associated Condition Germline or Somatic Allele (Lab-provided) Variant in NCBI
Methodology
Total methods: 2
Method Category Help
Test method Help
Instrument
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Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
Bi-directional Sanger Sequence Analysis
Applied Biosystems 3500xL capillary sequencing instrument
Clinical Information
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis
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Clinical validity, Clinical utility, Target population, What is the protocol for interpreting a variation as a VUS?, Are family members with defined clinical status recruited to assess significance of VUS without charge?, Will the lab re-contact the ordering physician if variant interpretation changes?, Is research allowed on the sample after clinical testing is complete?, Sample negative report, Sample positive report
Technical Information
Availability: Help
Tests performed
Entire test performed in-house
Analytical Validity: Help
Sanger sequencing will identify the missense and nonsense mutations, small deletions, small duplications and small insertions located in the analysed fragments. These variants are detected with 99,9% accuracy.
Proficiency testing (PT):
Is proficiency testing performed for this test? Help
Yes

Method used for proficiency testing: Help
Formal PT program

PT Provider: Help
European Molecular Genetics Quality Network, EMQN

Description of PT method: Help
DGKL-RfB: DNA sequencing - technical performance and medical interpretation, ERNDIM (Proficiency Testing) - analyte
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Test Confirmation, Assay limitations, Description of internal test validation method, Citations for Analytical validity, Major CAP category, CAP category, CAP test list
Regulatory Approval
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