Neuromuscular Disorders Panel
GTR Test Accession: Help GTR000529457.6
CAP
INHERITED DISEASEMUSCULOSKELETALNERVOUS SYSTEM ... View more
Last updated in GTR: 2021-01-19
Last annual review date for the lab: 2024-07-22 LinkOut
At a Glance
Diagnosis; Predictive; Prognostic; ...
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy; Actin accumulation myopathy; Autosomal dominant centronuclear myopathy more...
ACTA1 (1q42.13); ACTN2 (1q43); AGRN (1p36.33); ALG14 (1p21.3); ALG2 (9q22.33) more...
Molecular Genetics - Deletion/duplication analysis: Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS); ...
The target population for this test is patients suspected of …
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Establish or confirm diagnosis
Ordering Information
Offered by: Help
Specimen Source: Help
Who can order: Help
  • Genetic Counselor
  • Health Care Provider
  • Licensed Physician
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
Test Order Code: Help
3118
CPT codes: Help
**AMA CPT codes notice
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
Decline to answer
Pre-test genetic counseling required: Help
Decline to answer
Post-test genetic counseling required: Help
Decline to answer
Recommended fields not provided:
Conditions Help
Total conditions: 116
Condition/Phenotype Identifier
Test Targets
Genes Help
Total genes: 137
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; Predictive; Prognostic; Recurrence
Target population: Help
The target population for this test is patients suspected of having a diagnosis of a neuromuscular disorder. Please note, this assay includes analysis for the recurrent c.930+189C>T deep intronic variant in the COL6A1 gene.
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
Recommended fields not provided:
Technical Information
Availability: Help
Tests performed
Entire test performed in-house
Analytical Validity: Help
Analytical Sensitivity 99-100% Accuracy 100% Precision 100%
Assay limitations: Help
This assay covers the coding and immediate flanking regions of the included genes. Variants in the promoter region and in other non-coding regions will not be detected. Variants that occur within regions of high homology and/or repetitiveness may not be detected due to issues with alignment. The technical sensitivity of … View more
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
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Regulatory Approval
FDA Review: Help
Category: FDA exercises enforcement discretion
Additional Information

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