Test Information |
Test Name |
Malignant Hyperthermia |
Lab (Location) |
University Health Network |
Category |
Neurogenetics, Pharmacogenetics |
Subcategory |
Malignant Hyperthermia |
Gene/Platform/Region List |
CACNA1S, RYR1 |
Test type |
Gene Panel |
Samples Accepted |
Blood, DNA, Saliva |
Indications Diagnosis |
Diagnosis, Carrier / Cascade Testing |
Test Methodology |
CNV, Sequencing |
Diseases/Conditions |
Malignant Hyperthermia, Hyperpyrexia, periodic paralysis, rhabdomyolysis |
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) |