Genetic tests

Full name Analytes Gene panels Disease Laboratory
Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia TPSAB1 Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia Centre de Génétique-Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique (IPG)
VEXAS-syndrome UBA1 VEXAS syndrome Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Gent
Hemophilia A (inversions) F8 Severe hemophilia A, Bleeding disorder in hemophilia A carriers Centre de Génétique Médicale UCL
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
Achondroplasia (FGFR3 hot spot mutation - p.Gly380) FGFR3 Achondroplasia Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Beta-globin hemoglobinopathies, Hemoglobinopathy C (HbC) (HBB hot spot mutation - p.Glu6Lys) HBB Hemoglobin C disease Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Beta-globin hemoglobinopathies, Sickle cell anemia (HbS) (HBB hot spot mutation - p.Glu6Val) HBB Sickle cell anemia Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Cystic Fibrosis / related disorders (CFTR gene 88 hot spot mutations / newborn screening 12 hot spot mutations) CFTR Cystic fibrosis, Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy - ATN1 gene CAG repeat expansion ATN1 Dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Gaucher disease diagnostic (GBA gene hot spot mutations - p.Asn409Ser; p.Leu483Pro; c.84dupG; c.115+1G>A; ) GBA1 Gaucher disease type 1, Gaucher disease type 2, Gaucher disease type 3, Fetal Gaucher disease Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
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
Hemochromatosis hereditary type 1 (HFE gene hot spot mutations - p.Cys282Tyr; p.His63Asp) HFE Symptomatic form of hemochromatosis type 1, Hemochromatosis type 1 (NON RARE IN EUROPE) Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Huntington disease - HTT gene CAG repeat expansion HTT Huntington disease Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis, type 1 (CACNA1S gene hot spot mutations) CACNA1S Hypokalemic periodic paralysis Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Kennedy disease / Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) - AR gene CAG repeat expansion AR Kennedy disease Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) (hot spot mutations - p.Ala53Thr in MT-ND1; p.Arg340His in MT-ND4; p.Met64Val in MT-ND6) MT-ND1, MT-ND4, MT-ND6 LHON (3 genes) - VUB Leber hereditary optic neuropathy Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) (hot spot mutation - m.3243A>G) MT-TL1 MELAS Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency (AMPD1 gene hot spot mutation - p.Gln12*) AMPD1 Adenosine monophosphate deaminase deficiency Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
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
Steinert myotonic dystrophy - DMPK gene CTG repeat expansion DMPK Steinert myotonic dystrophy Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB