Test Name & Code:
• Test Name: Prion Disease Genetic Analysis
• Test Code: 4629
• Test Code: 4629
Related Diseases & Genes:
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (OMIM #: 123400) || Gene: PRNP (OMIM #: 176640)
• Gerstmann-Straussler disease (OMIM #: 137440)
• “Insomnia, fatal familial” (OMIM #: 600072)
• Gerstmann-Straussler disease (OMIM #: 137440)
• “Insomnia, fatal familial” (OMIM #: 600072)
Synonyms:
• Prion Protein
• PRP
• Prion-Related Protein
• PRIP
• PRP
• Prion-Related Protein
• PRIP
Test Details:
• Methodology: DNA Sequencing
• Performed: Everyday
• Reported: 3 weeks
• Performed: Everyday
• Reported: 3 weeks
Specimen Details:
• Specimen Collection: Peripheral blood
• Container: Tube with EDTA
• Specimen Volume/Amount: > 5 ml
• Storage/Transport Condition: Refrigerated
• Unacceptable Specimens/Conditions: Serum; Frozen specimens; Hemolyzed specimens; Icterus; Lipemia
• Container: Tube with EDTA
• Specimen Volume/Amount: > 5 ml
• Storage/Transport Condition: Refrigerated
• Unacceptable Specimens/Conditions: Serum; Frozen specimens; Hemolyzed specimens; Icterus; Lipemia
Testing Area(s):
• Neurogenetics