Fabry Disease

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