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Overview

Test order codeHelp: 1198

Test name

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Caveolinopathy Testing

Purpose of the test

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This is a clinical test intended for Help: Diagnosis, Mutation Confirmation, Risk Assessment, Screening

Condition

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How to order

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Not provided

Specimen source

Amniocytes
Amniotic fluid
Bone marrow
Buccal swab
Cerebrospinal fluid
Chorionic villi
Cord blood
Cystic hygroma fluid
Dried blood spot (DBS) card
Fetal blood
Fibroblasts
Fresh tissue
Frozen tissue
Isolated DNA
Paraffin block
Skin
White blood cell prep
Specimen requirements: http://www.firmalab.com

Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
CSequence analysis of the entire coding region
Bi-directional Sanger Sequence Analysis

Summary of what is tested

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Clinical utility

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Clinical validity

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Test services

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

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