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Overview

Test name

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Primordial Dwarfism Panel

Purpose of the test

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

Condition

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How to order

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All samples should be shipped via overnight delivery at room temperature. No weekend or holiday deliveries. Label each specimen with the patient’s name, date of birth and date sample collected. Send specimens with complete requisition and consent form, otherwise, specimen processing may be delayed.
Order URL Help: http://dnatesting.uchicago.edu/submitting-sample

Specimen source

Buccal swab
Cell culture
Cord blood
Fetal blood
Fibroblasts
Peripheral (whole) blood
Saliva

Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
DDeletion/duplication analysis
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
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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Establish or confirm diagnosis

Citations
  • 1. Klingseisen A, Jackson AP. Mechanisms and pathways of growth failure in primordial dwarfism. (2011) Genes Dev. 25:2011-24. 2. Faivre, L. Cormier-Daire, V. Seckel Syndrome. Orphanet encyclopedia, April 2005. http://www.orpha.net 3. Willems, M. et al., Molecular analysis of pericentrin gene (PCNT) in a series of 24 Seckel/microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPDII) familes. (2010) J Med Genet. 47:797-802. 4. Abdel-Salam G. et al., Expanding the phenotypic and mutational spectrum in microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type I. (2012) Am J Med Genet A. 158A: 1455-1461. 5. O’Driscoll, M et al. A splicing mutation affecting expression of ataxia-telangiectasa and Rad3-related protein (ATR) results in Seckel syndrome. (2003) Nature Genet. 33:497-501. 6. Sir J et al. A primary microcephaly protein complex forms a ring around parental centrioles. (2011) Nat Genet. 43: 1147-53. 7. Al-Dosari, MS, et al. Novel CENPJ mutation causes Seckel syndro

Clinical validity

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Not provided

Test services

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  • Clinical Testing/Confirmation of Mutations Identified Previously
  • Confirmation of research findings
  • Custom Prenatal Testing
  • Custom mutation-specific/Carrier testing

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