Frontotemporal dementia and/or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Full gene sequencing panel
GTR Test Accession: Help GTR000567779.2
INHERITED DISEASENERVOUS SYSTEMPSYCHIATRIC ... View more
Last updated in GTR: 2019-06-18
Last annual review date for the lab: 2023-12-05 LinkOut
At a Glance
Diagnosis; Mutation Confirmation; Risk Assessment
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, susceptibility to, 24; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 10, with or without FTD; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1 more...
ALS2 (2q33.1); ANG (14q11.2); ANXA11 (10q22.3); ATXN2 (12q24.12); C9orf72 (9p21.2) more...
Molecular Genetics - Microsatellite instability testing (MSI): Trinucleotide repeat by PCR or Southern Blot; ...
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Ordering Information
Offered by: Help
CEN4GEN Institute for Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics
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Specimen Source: Help
  • Dried blood spot (DBS) card
  • Isolated DNA
  • Peripheral (whole) blood
  • Saliva
Who can order: Help
  • Health Care Provider
Test Order Code: Help
CENP15500
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.
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Informed consent required: Help
Yes
Pre-test genetic counseling required: Help
No
Post-test genetic counseling required: Help
No
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Conditions Help
Total conditions: 30
Condition/Phenotype Identifier
Test Targets
Genes Help
Total genes: 30
Gene Associated Condition Germline or Somatic Allele (Lab-provided) Variant in NCBI
Methodology
Total methods: 2
Method Category Help
Test method Help
Instrument *
Microsatellite instability testing (MSI)
Trinucleotide repeat by PCR or Southern Blot
Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
* Instrument: Not provided
Clinical Information
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis; Mutation Confirmation; Risk Assessment
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Technical Information
Availability: Help
Tests performed
Entire test performed in-house
Analytical Validity: Help
The analytical validity for this analysis is 99%.
Proficiency testing (PT):
Is proficiency testing performed for this test? Help
No
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Regulatory Approval
FDA Review: Help
Category: Not Applicable
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