Prader Willi syndrome

Test Information
Test Name Prader Willi syndrome
Lab (Location) Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Category Neurodevelopmental
Subcategory Prader Willi syndrome
Gene/Platform/Region List 15q11-q13
Test type Single Gene
Samples Accepted Blood, DNA, Cultured Cells, Amniocyte, CVS
Indications Diagnosis Diagnosis, Carrier / Cascade Testing, Prenatal
Test Methodology CNV
Methodology Notes Methylation-specific MLPA assay
Diseases/Conditions Prader Willi syndrome (PWS), HHHO (hypogonadism, hypotonia, hypomentia, obesity), Prader-Labhart-Willi syndrome