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
Familial Mediterranean Fever MEFV Familial Mediterranean fever Centre de Génétique Humaine - CHU Sart-Tilman
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 1 AGPAT2 Congenital generalized 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)
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