Test Information |
Test Name |
Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome |
Lab (Location) |
University Health Network |
Category |
Cancer |
Subcategory |
Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome |
Gene/Platform/Region List |
FLCN |
Test type |
Single Gene |
Samples Accepted |
Blood, DNA, Saliva |
Indications Diagnosis |
Diagnosis, Carrier / Cascade Testing |
Test Methodology |
CNV, Sequencing |
Diseases/Conditions |
Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome, BHD syndrome, Fibrofolliculomas with trichodiscomas and acrochordons, BHD, Hornstein-Knickenberg syndrome, Birt Hogg Dube syndrome |
Notes |
Saliva samples must be provided in oragene, OG-600 kits; UHN does not provide collection kits but they can be obtained directly from DNA genotek (www.dnagenotek.com) |