Genetic tests

Full name Analytes Gene panels Disease Laboratory
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
Pendred syndrome SLC26A4 Pendred syndrome Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen
Lipodystrophy (2 genes) AGPAT2, BSCL2 Lipodystrophy (2 genes) - IPG Congenital generalized lipodystrophy, Severe neurodegenerative syndrome with lipodystrophy Centre de Génétique-Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique (IPG)
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 2 / Spastic paraplegia-17 / Hereditary motor neuronopathy type VA / Silver spastic paraplegia syndrome (hot spot mutation - p.Asn88Ser; p.Ser90; p.Arg96His) BSCL2 Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 17, Severe neurodegenerative syndrome with lipodystrophy, Distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 5, Congenital generalized lipodystrophy Centre de Génétique-Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique (IPG)
Canavan disease (hot spot mutation - p.Glu285Ala, p.Tyr231*) ASPA Mild Canavan disease, Severe Canavan disease Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen
Jewish mutation panel (Tay Sachs, Fanconi, Dysautonomia, Canavan) (4 genes; 7 hot spot mutations) ASPA, ELP1, HEXA, FANCC Hot spot mutation among Jewish (4 genes, 7 mutations) - UZA Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen