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Telomere Biology Disorder/Dyskeratosis Congenita Panel
Clinical Genetic Test
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GTR Test Accession: Help GTR000520398.8
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INHERITED DISEASEINHERITED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITYCANCER ... View more
Last updated in GTR: 2021-01-19
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Last annual review date for the lab: 2024-07-22 LinkOut
At a Glance
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis; Monitoring; Mutation Confirmation; ...
Conditions (5): Help
Dyskeratosis congenita; Dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 6; Interstitial lung disease 2 more...
Genes (16): Help
ACD (16q22.1); CTC1 (17p13.1); DKC1 (Xq28); NAF1 (4q32.2); NHP2 (5q35.3) more...
Methods (2): Help
Molecular Genetics - Deletion/duplication analysis: Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS); ...
Target population: Help
Not provided
Clinical validity: Help
Not provided
Clinical utility: Help
Establish or confirm diagnosis
Ordering Information
Offered by: Help
Genetic Services Laboratory
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Specimen Source: Help
  • Cell culture
  • Peripheral (whole) blood
  • Saliva
Who can order: Help
  • Genetic Counselor
  • Health Care Provider
  • Licensed Dentist
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
  • Registered Nurse
CPT codes: Help
**AMA CPT codes notice

Copyright: 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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.
How to Order: Help
•All samples should be shipped via overnight delivery at room temperature.
•No weekend or holiday deliveries.
•Label each specimen with the patient’s name, date of birth and date sample collected.
•Send specimens with complete requisition and consent form, otherwise, specimen processing may be delayed.
Order URL
Test service: Help
Clinical Testing/Confirmation of Mutations Identified Previously
Confirmation of research findings
Test additional service: Help
Custom Prenatal Testing
Custom mutation-specific/Carrier testing
Test development: Help
Test developed by laboratory but exempt from FDA oversight (eg. NYS CLEP approved, offered within a hospital or clinic)
Informed consent required: Help
No
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, Lab contact for this test, Test strategy
Conditions Help
Total conditions: 5
Condition/Phenotype Identifier
Test Targets
Genes Help
Total genes: 16
Gene Associated Condition Germline or Somatic Allele (Lab-provided) Variant in NCBI
Methodology
Total methods: 2
Method Category Help
Test method Help
Instrument *
Deletion/duplication analysis
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
* Instrument: Not provided
Clinical Information
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis; Monitoring; Mutation Confirmation; Pre-symptomatic; Risk Assessment; Screening
Clinical utility: Help
Establish or confirm diagnosis
View citations (1)
  • Walne AJ, Vulliamy T, Beswick R, Kirwan M, Dokal I. Mutations in C16orf57 and normal-length telomeres unify a subset of patients with dyskeratosis congenita, poikiloderma with neutropenia and Rothmund-Thomson syndrome. Hum Mol Genet. 2010;19(22):4453-61. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddq371. Epub 2010 Sep 03. PMID: 20817924.

Variant Interpretation:
What is the protocol for interpreting a variation as a VUS? Help
Variants are identified and evaluated using a custom collection of bioinformatic tools and comprehensively interpreted by our team of directors and genetic counselors.

Will the lab re-contact the ordering physician if variant interpretation changes? Help
Yes.
Research:
Is research allowed on the sample after clinical testing is complete? Help
http://dnatesting.uchicago.edu/research-consent-form
Recommended fields not provided:
Clinical validity, Target population, Are family members with defined clinical status recruited to assess significance of VUS without charge?, Sample negative report, Sample positive report
Technical Information
Availability: Help
Tests performed
Entire test performed in-house
Analytical Validity: Help
Analytical Sensitivity 99-100% Accuracy 100% Precision 100%
Proficiency testing (PT):
Is proficiency testing performed for this test? Help
Yes

Method used for proficiency testing: Help
Formal PT program

PT Provider: Help
American College of Medical Genetics / College of American Pathologists, ACMG/CAP
VUS:
Software used to interpret novel variations Help
A custom collection of bioinformatics tools

Laboratory's policy on reporting novel variations Help
All novel and/or potentially pathogenic variants are confirmed by Sanger sequencing
Recommended fields not provided:
Test Confirmation, Assay limitations, Description of internal test validation method, Citations for Analytical validity, Description of PT method, Major CAP category, CAP category, CAP test list
Regulatory Approval
FDA Review: Help
Category: FDA exercises enforcement discretion
Additional Information

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