Test Information |
Test Name |
Fabry Disease |
Lab (Location) |
The Hospital for Sick Children |
Category |
Metabolic |
Subcategory |
Fabry Disease |
Gene/Platform/Region List |
GLA |
Test type |
Single Gene |
Samples Accepted |
Blood, DNA, DNA (Not Accepted for MLPA) |
Indications Diagnosis |
Diagnosis, Carrier / Cascade Testing, Prenatal |
Test Methodology |
CNV, mRNA, Sequencing |
Methodology Notes |
Gene Sequencing (Sanger - Robot); Targeted Sanger Sequencing; MLPA; mRNA Analysis |
Diseases/Conditions |
GLA deficiency, Alpha-Galactosidase A deficiency, Anderson-Fabry disease, Angiokeratoma Corporis Diffusum, Ceramide Trihexosidase deficiency, Hereditary dystopic lipidosis |
Notes |
DNA not accepted for MLPA |