Genetic tests

Full name Analytes Gene panels Disease Laboratory
Hypercholesterolemia, Familial (9 genes) LDLR, APOB, APOE, PCSK9, ABCG5, ABCG8, LDLRAP1, LIPA, STAP1 Familial Hypercholesterolemia panel (9 genes) - ULG Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (NON RARE IN EUROPE), Sitosterolemia, Cholesteryl ester storage disease Centre de Génétique Humaine - CHU Sart-Tilman
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
Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic, Borck type EIF2S3 MEHMO syndrome Centre de Génétique-Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique (IPG)
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) types 8, 10, 12, 17 - repeat expansion ATXN8, ATXN10, PPP2R2B, TBP Spinocerebellar ataxia (type 8, 10, 12, 17) (4 genes) - UZA Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8, Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10, Spinocerebellar ataxia type 12, Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerpen
Spinocerebellar ataxia (type 8, 17) + Dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy - repeat expansion ATXN8, TBP, ATN1 Spinocerebellar ataxia (type 8, 17 + ATN1) (5 genes) - VUB Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8, Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17, Dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB