Genetic tests

Full name Analytes Gene panels Disease Laboratory
Mitochondrial NeuroGastroIntestinal Encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) syndrome TYMP, POLG, POLG2, RRM2B MNGIE syndrome (4 genes) - VUB Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Myoclonic epilepsy associated with ragged-red fibers (MERFF) (hot spot mutation - m.8344A>G) MT-TK MERRF Centre de Génétique-Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique (IPG)
Myoclonic epilepsy associated with ragged-red fibers (MERFF) (hot spot mutation - m.8344A>G) (1st tier) MT-TK MERRF Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Myoclonic epilepsy associated with ragged-red fibers (MERFF) (full sequencing) (2nd tier) MT-TK MERRF Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Beta-globin hemoglobinopathies, phenotype modifiers (hot spot mutations - rs7482144 (Xmn1) at promoter 158 bp 5′ upstream of HBG2 / 32C-T in the 5' UTR of the HBS1L) BCL11A, HBG2, HBS1L Beta-globin hemoglobinopathies, phenotype modifiers ( 3 genes) - ULB Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-beta-thalassemia syndrome, Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-sickle cell disease syndrome, Hemoglobinopathy Toms River Centre de Génétique Humaine - Erasme ULB
Obesity (gene panel) ADCY3, BDNF, LEP, LEPR, MC3R, MC4R, NR0B2, NTRK2, PCSK1, POMC, SIM1, UCP3 Obesitas (genepanel) - UZA Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen
Obesitas, early onset (gene panel) MC4R, MC3R, LEP, LEPR, PCSK1, POMC, SIM1, NTRK2 Obesitas, early onset (8 genes) - VUB Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Obesitas, Monogenic early onset MC4R Obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency Centre de Génétique Humaine - CHU Sart-Tilman