Genetic tests

Full name Analytes Gene panels Disease Laboratory
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
Fragile X syndrome/POF/FXTAS - FMR1 gene CGG repeat expansion FMR1 Fragile X syndrome, Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, Symptomatic form of fragile X syndrome in female carriers, Premature Ovarian Failure 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
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
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy - PABPN1 gene GCN trinucleotide repeats PABPN1 Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
Spinocerebellar ataxia (types 1, 2, 3, 6, 7) - CAG repeat expansion ATXN1, ATXN2, ATXN3, CACNA1A, ATXN7 Spinocerebellar ataxia (types 1, 2, 3, 6, 7) (5 genes) - VUB Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2, Machado-Joseph disease type 3, Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6, Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel VUB
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
Beta-globin hemoglobinopathies (Hot-spot mutations : Sickle cell disease (HBS), hemoglobin C, hemoglobin E or Hemoglobin D) HBB Sickle cell anemia, Hemoglobin C disease, Hemoglobin E disease, Hemoglobin D disease, Delta-beta-thalassemia, Sickle cell-beta-thalassemia disease syndrome, Beta-thalassemia intermedia, Beta-thalassemia major Centre de Génétique Humaine - CHU Sart-Tilman