Genetic tests

Full name Analytes Gene panels Disease Laboratory
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
Alzheimer disease (gene panel) APP, PSEN1, PSEN2, APOE Early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease, Behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia, Semantic dementia, Progressive non-fluent aphasia Centre de Génétique Humaine - Erasme ULB
Canavan disease (hot spot mutation - p.Glu285Ala, p.Tyr231*) ASPA Mild Canavan disease, Severe Canavan disease Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen
Achromatopsia CNGB3, CNGA3 Achromatopsia (2 genes) - UGent Achromatopsia Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Gent
Hearing loss, STRC gene STRC Rare autosomal recessive non-syndromic sensorineural deafness type DFNB Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen
Recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss and deafness DFNB (2 genes) GJB2, GJB6 Rare autosomal recessive non-syndromic sensorineural deafness type DFNB Centre de Génétique-Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique (IPG)
Deafness, autosomal recessive 1A GJB2 Rare autosomal recessive non-syndromic sensorineural deafness type DFNB Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen
Frequent hearing deficiency (4 genes) GJB2, GJB6, STRC, OTOA Rare autosomal recessive non-syndromic sensorineural deafness type DFNB Centre de Génétique Humaine - Erasme ULB
Recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss and deafness (2 genes) GJB2, GJB6 Non syndromic hearing loss and deafness (2 genes) - IPG - ULG Rare autosomal recessive non-syndromic sensorineural deafness type DFNB Centre de Génétique Humaine - CHU Sart-Tilman