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Overview

Test name

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Huntington Disease (HD)

Purpose of the test

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This is a clinical test intended for Help: Diagnosis, Mutation Confirmation, Pre-symptomatic

Condition

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How to order

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Not provided

Specimen source

Amniocytes
Buccal swab
Cell culture
Chorionic villi
Cord blood
Dried blood spot (DBS) card
Fetal blood
Fibroblasts
Fresh tissue
Frozen tissue
Isolated DNA
Paraffin block
Peripheral (whole) blood
Product of conception (POC)
Saliva
Skin
Sputum
Urine
White blood cell prep

Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
TTargeted variant analysis
Trinucleotide repeat by PCR or Southern Blot
  • Applied Biosystems 3500 capillary sequencing instrument

Summary of what is tested

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Clinical utility

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Clinical validity

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Test services

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  • Custom Prenatal Testing

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