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GTR Home > Tests > Pan-Ethnic Carrier Screen: Full Gene Sequencing and SMA Analysis

Overview

Test order codeHelp: 3644

Test name

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Pan-Ethnic Carrier Screen: Full Gene Sequencing and SMA Analysis

Purpose of the test

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This is a clinical test intended for Help: Risk Assessment, Diagnosis, Mutation Confirmation

Condition

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How to order

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Order URL Help: http://diagnostics.cen4gen.org/diagnostics/order-a-test/

Specimen source

Peripheral (whole) blood
Isolated DNA
Dried blood spot (DBS) card
Saliva

Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
DDeletion/duplication analysis
Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA)
CSequence analysis of the entire coding region
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)

Summary of what is tested

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Clinical utility

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Not provided

Clinical validity

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Not provided

Clinical resources

Practice guidelines

  • AAP, 2013
    Ethical and Policy Issues in Genetic Testing and Screening of Children, Pediatrics (2013) 131 (3): 620–622.

Consumer resources

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