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
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)
Neurofibromatosis type 1 / Legius syndrome (2 genes) NF1, SPRED1 Neurofibromatosis type 1, Legius syndrome Centrum Menselijke Erfelijkheid - KUL
Neurofibromatosis type 1 / Legius syndrome NF1, SPRED1 Neurofibromatosis type 1, Neurofibromatosis type 1 due to NF1 mutation or intragenic deletion, 17q11 microdeletion syndrome, Legius syndrome 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
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