Genetic tests

Full name Analytes Gene panels Disease Laboratory
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) / Frontotemporal demention (FTD) - GGGGCC repeat expansion in C9ORF72 C9ORF72 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4, Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Gent
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (GGGGCC repeat expansion in the C9ORF72 gene) C9ORF72 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease, Behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia, Huntington disease-like syndrome due to C9ORF72 expansions Centrum Menselijke Erfelijkheid - KUL
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
Tay Sachs disease (hot spot mutations - c.1274_1277dupTATC, c.1421+1G>C and c.805G>A (p.Gly269Ser)) HEXA Tay-Sachs disease, B variant, adult form, Tay-Sachs disease, B variant, juvenile form, Tay-Sachs disease, B variant, infantile form Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen
GM2-gangliosidosis / Tay-Sachs syndrome diagnostic (HEXA gene hot spot mutations - c.1274_1277dupTATC, c.1421+1G>C and c.805G>A (p.Gly269Ser)) HEXA Tay-Sachs disease, B variant, juvenile form, Tay-Sachs disease, B variant, infantile form, Tay-Sachs disease, B1 variant, Tay-Sachs disease, B variant, adult form Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
ABCB1 genotyping (c.3435C>T, c.1199G>A ) - Transport protein - Pharmacogenetics ABCB1 Resistance to colchicine Centre de Génétique Médicale UCL