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Clinical Genetic Test
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GTR Test Accession: Help GTR000559624.10
INHERITED DISEASE
Last updated in GTR: 2023-12-05
Last annual review date for the lab: 2024-01-30 LinkOut
At a Glance
Diagnosis
Hereditary disease
Human genome; Mitochondrion
Molecular Genetics - Deletion/duplication analysis: Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS); ...
Patients with a suspected genetic etiology when: the patient exhibits …
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Ordering Information
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Specimen Source: Help
  • Isolated DNA
  • Peripheral (whole) blood
  • Saliva
Who can order: Help
  • Genetic Counselor
  • Health Care Provider
  • Licensed Physician
Test Order Code: Help
CPT codes: Help
**AMA CPT codes notice
Lab contact: Help
Christine Stanley, PhD, FACMG, Medical Director
[email protected]
+1 617-209-2090
Contact Policy: Help
Laboratory can only accept contact from health care providers. Patients/families are encouraged to discuss genetic testing options with their health care provider.
How to Order: Help
Genomic Unity Exome Plus Analysis can be ordered for the proband alone, or with additional family members. Test orders are initiated at https://www.variantyx.com/resources/provider-resources/order-forms/. Following submission, a clinical coordinator will get in touch to send a blood or saliva sample collection kit if required and facilitate collection of the test requisition …
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Order URL
Informed consent required: Help
Yes
Test strategy: Help
When results are not positive, there is an option to reflex up to Genomic Unity Whole Genome Analysis.
Pre-test genetic counseling required: Help
Decline to answer
Post-test genetic counseling required: Help
Decline to answer
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Conditions Help
Total conditions: 1
Condition/Phenotype Identifier
Test Targets
Chromosomal regions/Mitochondria Help
Total chromosomal regions/mitochondria: 2
Chromosomal region/Mitochondrion Associated condition
Methodology
Total methods: 3
Method Category Help
Test method Help
Instrument *
Deletion/duplication analysis
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
Mutation scanning of select exons
Tandem repeat expansion analysis
Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
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Clinical Information
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis
Target population: Help
Patients with a suspected genetic etiology when: the patient exhibits a phenotype with significant genetic heterogeneity, or that is suggestive of multiple conditions; the patient exhibits symptoms with an unclear or atypical phenotype; no or multiple targeted testing options are available for the suspected disease, or there are a large … View more
Variant Interpretation:
What is the protocol for interpreting a variation as a VUS? Help
Variants are categorized as pathogenic, likely pathogenic or a variant of uncertain significance (VUS) utilizing the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)/Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) guidelines as published by Richards et al 2015.

Will the lab re-contact the ordering physician if variant interpretation changes? Help
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Technical Information
Test Procedure: Help
The patient's DNA is sequenced using whole genome sequencing conducted on an Illumina platform at 30X mean mappable coverage. The relevant region(s) of DNA are subsequently isolated in-silico for analysis.
Test Confirmation: Help
Tandem repeat expansions are sent out to a third party CLIA/CAP lab for orthogonal confirmation.
Test Comments: Help
This test includes repeat expansion analysis of 36 loci: AFF2, AR, ARX, ATN1, ATXN1, ATXN2, ATXN3, ATXN7, ATXN8OS, ATXN10, C9ORF72, CACNA1A, CNBP, CSTB, DIP2B, DMPK, FGF14, FMR1, FOXL2, FXN, GIPC1, GLS, HTT, JPH3, LRP12, NOP56, NOTCH2NLC, PABPN1, PHOX2B, PPP2R2B, RFC1, SOX3, TBP, TCF4, VWA1 and ZIC2 genes.
Availability: Help
Tests performed
Entire test performed in-house

Test performance comments
Specimen preparation and clinical grade sequencing is performed by outside CLIA labs. All data processing, analysis, interpretation, diagnosis and report generation is performed in-house.
Analytical Validity: Help
The Genomic Unity® Exome Plus Analysis is a whole genome sequence based test designed to identify genetic variants that correlate with the patient's clinical symptoms. This test includes sequence analysis (single nucleotide variants, deletions/insertions, characterized intronic and regulatory variants); analysis of copy number variants, duplications/deletions, regions of homozygosity, mobile element … View more
Assay limitations: Help
The false negative rate for repeat expansions has not been determined.
Proficiency testing (PT):
Is proficiency testing performed for this test? Help
Yes

Method used for proficiency testing: Help
Intra-Laboratory
VUS:
Software used to interpret novel variations Help
Proprietary Variantyx Genomic Intelligence platform

Laboratory's policy on reporting novel variations Help
Test results will only be released to the ordering healthcare provider and additional healthcare provider(s) indicated on the test requisition form.
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Regulatory Approval
FDA Review: Help
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Additional Information
Practice guidelines:
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