| Test Code | Test Name | TAT | Genes |
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| Test Code: 4646 | Test Name: PMS2 seq and del/dup |
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Genes: 1 |
| Test Code: 8508 | Test Name: MLH1 seq and del/dup |
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Genes: 1 |
| Test Code: 8510 | Test Name: MSH2 seq & del/dup & EPCAM del/dup |
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Genes: 2 |
| Test Code: 8512 | Test Name: MSH6 seq and del/dup |
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Genes: 1 |
| Test Code: 8517 | Test Name: HNPCC concurrent |
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Genes: 5 |
We offer family variant testing for all blood relatives of patients who undergo full single gene sequencing, multigene panel testing or exome sequencing at Ambry Genetics and are found to have a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant. Testing must be completed within 90 days of the original report date. Whenever possible, more closely related relatives should be tested before more distant relatives. If you or a family member are interested in learning more about our family testing program or when family testing may be clinically indicated, please contact us or your provider for additional information. Note that Ambry can only provide such family testing services to patients receiving medical care in the U.S or US territories.
Order NowMLH1 coding exons 1-19, MSH2 coding exons 1-16, MSH6 coding exons 1-10, and PMS2 coding exons 1-15, and well into the 5’ and 3’ ends of all the introns and untranslated regions are analyzed by sequencing. Gross deletion/duplication analysis determines gene copy number for all coding exons of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2, and coding exon 9 of EPCAM. The inversion of coding exons 1-7 of the MSH2 gene is detected by NGS and confirmed by MLPA. Clinically significant intronic findings beyond 5 base pairs are always reported. Intronic variants of unknown or unlikely clinical significance are not reported beyond 5 base pairs from the splice junction. Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (gDNA) is isolated from the patient’s specimen using standardized methodology and quantified. Sequence enrichment of the targeted coding exons and adjacent intronic nucleotides is carried out by a bait-capture methodology, using long biotinylated oligonucleotide probes followed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and next generation sequencing (NGS). Sanger sequencing is performed for any regions missing or with insufficient read depth coverage for reliable heterozygous variant detection. Potentially homozygous variants, variants in regions complicated by pseudogene interference, and variant calls not satisfying depth of coverage and variant allele frequency quality thresholds are verified by Sanger sequencing. Gross deletion/duplication analysis of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 using read-depth from NGS data and EPCAM using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) is also performed. Any copy number changes detected by NGS are confirmed by targeted chromosomal microarray and/or MLPA. If a deletion is detected in exons 13, 14, or 15 of PMS2, double stranded sequencing of the appropriate exon(s) of the pseudogene, PMS2CL, will be performed to determine if the deletion is located in the PMS2 gene or pseudogene. If a deletion is detected in exon 9 of EPCAM, deletion/duplication analysis of coding exons 3 and 8 of EPCAM will be performed. For EPCAM, only gross deletions encompassing the 3’ end of the gene are reported.