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Breast cancer, hereditary (gene panel)

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Full name:
Breast cancer, hereditary (gene panel)
Test type:
Clinical
Test specialty:
Molecular Genetics
Test purpose:
Carrier diagnosis,
Drug Response,
Mutation confirmation,
Post-natal Diagnosis,
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis,
Predictive and Pre-symptomatic diagnosis,
Prenatal diagnosis,
Therapeutic Management
Specimen:
Peripheral (whole) blood on EDTA,
Amniotic fluid,
Chorionic villi,
Cell culture
Method category:
Deletion/duplication analysis
Sequence analysis: entire coding region
Method technique:
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
Laboratory:
Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
RIZIV code:
565552-565563
EQA:
  • 2015 Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer (full version) EMQN
  • 2016 Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer (full version) EMQN
  • 2017 Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer (full version) EMQN
  • 2018 Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer (full version) EMQN
  • 2019 Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer (full version) EMQN
  • 2020 Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (panel testing) EMQN
  • 2021 Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (panel testing) EMQN
  • 2022 Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (panel testing) EMQN
Accreditation (ISO 15189):
2021-10-07 / 2026-06-14
Turnaround time (maximum):
3 months (10 working days for prenatal diagnosis)
Document(s):
Created:
23 Aug 2019 - 16:51
Changed:
01 Mar 2023 - 16:30
URL:
https://laboguide.uzbrussel.be/laboguide#Analyses:Borst%20en/of%20ovarium%20kan…
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    ATM 100.00 1 No comment
    BARD1 100.00 1 No comment
    BLM 100.00 1 No comment
    BRCA1 100.00 1 No comment
    BRCA2 100.00 1 No comment
    BRIP1 100.00 1 No comment
    CDH1 100.00 1 No comment
    CHEK2 100.00 1 No comment
    EPCAM 100.00 1 No comment
    ABRAXAS1 100.00 1 No comment
    MEN1 100.00 1 No comment
    MLH1 100.00 1 No comment
    MRE11 100.00 1 No comment
    MSH2 100.00 1 No comment
    MSH6 100.00 1 No comment
    MUTYH 100.00 1 No comment
    NBN 100.00 1 No comment
    PALB2 100.00 1 No comment
    PMS2 100.00 1 No comment
    PTEN 100.00 1 No comment
    RAD50 100.00 1 No comment
    RAD51C 100.00 1 No comment
    RAD51D 100.00 1 No comment
    STK11 100.00 1 No comment
    TP53 100.00 1 No comment
    XRCC2 100.00 1 No comment