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Overview

Test order codeHelp: CSCP

Test name

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Carrier Screening - Comprehensive Panel (145 Genes)

Purpose of the test

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

Condition

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How to order

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Specimen source

Buccal swab
Peripheral (whole) blood

Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
DDeletion/duplication analysis
Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA)PCR
IMicrosatellite instability testing (MSI)
Trinucleotide repeat by PCR or Southern Blot
XMutation scanning of select exons
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
TTargeted variant analysis
PCR

Summary of what is tested

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Clinical utility

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Reproductive decision-making

Citations
  • Screening for autosomal recessive and X-linked conditions during pregnancy and preconception: a practice resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). - PubMed ID: 34285390

Clinical validity

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Suggested reading

Practice guidelines

  • DailyMed Drug Label, 2022
    DailyMed Drug Label, KALYDECO- ivacaftor tablet, 2022
  • ACMG ACT, 2012
    American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Newborn Screening ACT Sheet, Elevated IRT +/- DNA, Cystic Fibrosis, 2012
  • ACMG ACT, 2012
    American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Carrier Screening ACT Sheet, CFTR Mutations except R117H, Cystic Fibrosis (CF), 2012
  • ACMG ACT, 2012
    American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Carrier Screening ACT Sheet, Cystic Fibrosis R117H, 2012
  • ACMG ACT, 2012
    American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Carrier Screening ACT Sheet, No Mutations Detected by Carrier Screening, Cystic Fibrosis (CF), 2012
  • ACMG ACT, 2011
    American College of Medical Genetics ACT Sheet, Carrier Screening ACT Sheet Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Disorders
  • ACMG Algorithm, 2006
    American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Algorithm, Immunoreactive Trypsinogen (IRT Elevated), 2006

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