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Overview

Test name

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MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES/ MYOPATHIES PANEL

Purpose of the test

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

Condition

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How to order

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Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
ESequence analysis of select exons
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)

Summary of what is tested

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Clinical utility

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Clinical validity

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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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