Hereditary Cancer Panel: BRCA1/BRCA2 Ashkenazi Jewish mutations panel

Test Information
Test Name Hereditary Cancer Panel: BRCA1/BRCA2 Ashkenazi Jewish mutations panel
Lab (Location) Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Category Cancer
Subcategory Ashkenazi Jewish Panel
Gene/Platform/Region List BRCA1 (c.5266dupC), BRCA1 (c.68_69delAG), BRCA2 (c.5946delT)
Test type Targeted Variant
Samples Accepted Blood, DNA
Indications Diagnosis Diagnosis, Carrier / Cascade Testing
Test Methodology Sequencing
Methodology Notes Targeted Sanger sequencing for 3 BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic founder variants
Diseases/Conditions Hereditary Breast Cancer (Ashkenazi Jewish mutations)