Catecholaminergic Polymoprhic Ventricular Tachycardia
GTR Test Accession: Help GTR000522304.6
INHERITED DISEASECARDIOVASCULARMUSCULOSKELETAL ... View more
Last updated in GTR: 2021-08-03
Last annual review date for the lab: 2024-08-13 LinkOut
At a Glance
Diagnosis; Mutation Confirmation; Pre-symptomatic; ...
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 1; Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 2; Sudden cardiac death
Genes (6): Help
CALM1 (14q32.11); CALM2 (2p21); CALM3 (19q13.32); CASQ2 (1p13.1); RYR2 (1q43) more...
Molecular Genetics - Deletion/duplication analysis: Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA); ...
Patients with: 1) confirmed clinical diagnosis of CPVT 2) subjects …
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Guidance for management
Ordering Information
Offered by: Help
Molecular Cardiology Laboratories
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Test short name: Help
CPVT
Specimen Source: Help
  • Buffy coat
  • Cell culture
  • Fresh tissue
  • Frozen tissue
  • Isolated DNA
  • Peripheral (whole) blood
  • White blood cell prep
Who can order: Help
  • Genetic Counselor
  • Health Care Provider
  • Licensed Physician
  • Out-of-State Patients
  • Physician Assistant
  • Public Health Mandate
Test Order Code: Help
https://www.icsmaugeri.it/cardiologia-molecolare
Contact Policy: Help
Post-test email/phone consultation regarding genetic test results and interpretation is provided to patients/families.
Pre-test email/phone consultation regarding genetic test results and interpretation is provided to patients/families.
How to Order: Help
Tests can be referred to the lab either directly by patient/family or by referring physician. The first step will be to contact the Genetic counselor or the medical director of the lab to have detailed instruction that vary upon the specific test that is requested.
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Test service: Help
Clinical Testing/Confirmation of Mutations Identified Previously
Confirmation of research findings
Genetic counseling
Result interpretation
Test development: Help
Test developed by laboratory but exempt from FDA oversight (eg. NYS CLEP approved, offered within a hospital or clinic)
Informed consent required: Help
Yes
Test strategy: Help
1) Sanger sequencing - entire ORF 2) NGS panel with Sanger sequence confirmation of variants.
Pre-test genetic counseling required: Help
Yes
Post-test genetic counseling required: Help
Yes
Recommended fields not provided:
Conditions Help
Total conditions: 3
Condition/Phenotype Identifier
Test Targets
Genes Help
Total genes: 6
Gene Associated Condition Germline or Somatic Allele (Lab-provided) Variant in NCBI
Methodology
Total methods: 3
Method Category Help
Test method Help
Instrument
Deletion/duplication analysis
Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA)
Applied Biosystems 3730 capillary sequencing instrument
Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
Bi-directional Sanger Sequence Analysis
Applied Biosystems 3730 capillary sequencing instrument
Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
Ion Torrent
Clinical Information
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis; Mutation Confirmation; Pre-symptomatic; Predictive; Prognostic; Risk Assessment; Screening; Therapeutic management
Clinical utility: Help
Guidance for management
View citations (1)
  • Eur Heart J. 2015 Nov 1;36(41):2793-867. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv316. Epub 2015 Aug 29. No abstract available. PMID: 26320108

Target population: Help
Patients with: 1) confirmed clinical diagnosis of CPVT 2) subjects with cardiac arrest triggered by exercise or acute emotional stress 3) Subjects with unexplained death in normal heart 3) subjects who died suddenly (post mortem samples available) in conditions of exercise or acute emotional stress
View citations (5)
  • Inherited dysfunction of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ handling and arrhythmogenesis. Priori SG, et al. Circ Res. 2011;108(7):871-83. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.110.226845. PMID: 21454795.
  • Mazzanti A, Priori SG. Molecular autopsy for sudden unexplained death? Time to discuss pros and cons. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2012;23(10):1099-102. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02430.x. Epub 2012 Sep 11. PMID: 22966897.
  • Napolitano C, Bloise R, Memmi M, Priori SG. Clinical utility gene card for: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). Eur J Hum Genet. 2014;22(1). doi:10.1038/ejhg.2013.55. Epub 2013 Apr 03. PMID: 23549275.
  • Priori SG, Wilde AA, Horie M, Cho Y, Behr ER, Berul C, Blom N, Brugada J, Chiang CE, Huikuri H, Kannankeril P, Krahn A, Leenhardt A, Moss A, Schwartz PJ, Shimizu W, Tomaselli G, Tracy C. HRS/EHRA/APHRS expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of patients with inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes: document endorsed by HRS, EHRA, and APHRS in May 2013 and by ACCF, AHA, PACES, and AEPC in June 2013. Heart Rhythm. 2013;10(12):1932-63. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.05.014. Epub 2013 Aug 30. PMID: 24011539.
  • Identification of loss-of-function RyR2 mutations associated with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and sudden death. Zhong X, et al. Biosci Rep. 2021;41(4). doi:10.1042/BSR20210209. PMID: 33825858.
Variant Interpretation:
What is the protocol for interpreting a variation as a VUS? Help
We check variations against ESV database, ExAC Database and our internal database (based on the results of >5000 tests). Family screening for genotype-phenotype co-segregation analysis is the second step. If required we also run a panel of race-matched controls. In specific case we perform in vitro expression of mutants with … View more

Are family members with defined clinical status recruited to assess significance of VUS without charge? Help
Yes. The lab encourages contacts with referring physicians an family members to assess family members clinical and genetic evaluations. This may substantially improve the intepretation of the results

Will the lab re-contact the ordering physician if variant interpretation changes? Help
Yes. Referring physicians are encouraged to keep a long term contact with the lab. Patients who are regularly followed up in our outpatient clinics are promptly contacted (if patient request it in the pre-test informed consent)
Research:
Is research allowed on the sample after clinical testing is complete? Help
Yes - anonymized registries (IRB approved)
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Technical Information
Test Procedure: Help
DNA extraction, purification, quantification. PCR amplification (Sanger), DNA library preparation Sequencing (Platform-dependent)
Test Confirmation: Help
Target NGS panel followed by Bi-direction Sanger sequencing for confirmation. Additional confirmation with Sanger on a second independent sample
Availability: Help
Tests performed
Entire test performed in-house
Interpretation performed in-house
Report generated in-house
Specimen preparation performed in-house
Wet lab work performed in-house
Analytical Validity: Help
98% on >1000 samples for Sanger 95% on 100 samples for NGS
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  • In house file (ISO9001 certified)
Proficiency testing (PT):
Is proficiency testing performed for this test? Help
Yes

Method used for proficiency testing: Help
Inter-Laboratory

PT Provider: Help
European Molecular Genetics Quality Network, EMQN

Description of internal test validation method: Help
Test validation is periodically performed with blind re-analyses
VUS:
Software used to interpret novel variations Help
SIFT, PolyPhen, PaPi\

Laboratory's policy on reporting novel variations Help
The lab follow ACMG guidelines for variant annotation
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Regulatory Approval
FDA Review: Help
Category: Not Applicable
Additional Information

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