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Microsatellite instability (MSI)
Clinical Genetic Test
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GeneKor MSA
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GTR Test Accession: Help GTR000527983.1
CAP
CANCERDIGESTIVE SYSTEMINHERITED DISEASE ... View more
Last updated in GTR: 2015-09-01
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Last annual review date for the lab: 2023-07-21 LinkOut
At a Glance
Test purpose: Help
Drug Response; Predictive; Prognostic; ...
Conditions (3): Help
Carcinoma of colon; Familial colorectal cancer; Lynch syndrome
Chromosomal regions/ Mitochondria (5): Help
BAT-25; BAT-26; D17S250; D2S123; D5S346
Methods (1): Help
Molecular Genetics - Microsatellite instability testing (MSI): Fragment analysis
Target population: Help
Carcinoma of the colon
Clinical validity: Help
Not provided
Clinical utility: Help
Guidance for management
Ordering Information
Offered by: Help
GeneKor MSA
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Test short name: Help
MSI
Specimen Source: Help
Who can order: Help
  • Genetic Counselor
  • Health Care Provider
  • Licensed Physician
  • Physician Assistant
  • Public Health Mandate
Lab contact: Help
Vasiliki Metaxa-Mariatou, MSc, Molecular Biologist & QA Manager
bmetaxa@genekor.com
+30 210 6032138
Eirini Papadopoulou, PhD, Group Leader of Oncogenetics
eirinipapad@genekor.com
+30 210 6032138
Contact Policy: Help
Laboratory can only accept contact from health care providers. Patients/families are encouraged to discuss genetic testing options with their health care provider.
How to Order: Help
Order URL
Test service: Help
Clinical Testing/Confirmation of Mutations Identified Previously
Informed consent required: Help
No
Pre-test genetic counseling required: Help
No
Post-test genetic counseling required: Help
No
Recommended fields not provided:
Test Order Code, Test strategy, Test development
Conditions Help
Total conditions: 3
Condition/Phenotype Identifier
Test Targets
Chromosomal regions/Mitochondria Help
Total chromosomal regions/mitochondria: 5
Chromosomal region/Mitochondrion Associated condition
Methodology
Total methods: 1
Method Category Help
Test method Help
Instrument *
Microsatellite instability testing (MSI)
Fragment analysis
* Instrument: Not provided
Clinical Information
Test purpose: Help
Drug Response; Predictive; Prognostic; Risk Assessment; Screening; Therapeutic management
Clinical utility: Help
Guidance for management
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Target population: Help
Carcinoma of the colon
Variant Interpretation:
Are family members with defined clinical status recruited to assess significance of VUS without charge? Help
No.

Will the lab re-contact the ordering physician if variant interpretation changes? Help
Yes.
Recommended fields not provided:
Clinical validity, What is the protocol for interpreting a variation as a VUS?, Is research allowed on the sample after clinical testing is complete?, Sample negative report, Sample positive report
Technical Information
Availability: Help
Tests performed
Entire test performed in-house
Analytical Validity: Help
yes 100%
Proficiency testing (PT):
Is proficiency testing performed for this test? Help
Yes

Method used for proficiency testing: Help
Inter-Laboratory

PT Provider: Help
American College of Medical Genetics / College of American Pathologists, ACMG/CAP
Recommended fields not provided:
Test Confirmation, Assay limitations, Description of internal test validation method, Citations for Analytical validity, Description of PT method, Major CAP category, CAP category, CAP test list
Regulatory Approval
FDA Review: Help
Not provided
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