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KCNJ11
Clinical Genetic Test
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Department of Clinical Genetics
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GTR Test Accession: Help GTR000241589.3
INHERITED DISEASEENDOCRINOLOGYMETABOLIC DISEASE ... View more
Last updated in GTR: 2016-03-17
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Last annual review date for the lab: 2023-01-27 Past due LinkOut
At a Glance
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis; Drug Response; Mutation Confirmation; ...
Conditions (2): Help
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2; Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1
Genes (1): Help
KCNJ11 (11p15.1)
Methods (3): Help
Molecular Genetics - Deletion/duplication analysis: Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS); ...
Target population: Help
All
Clinical validity: Help
Not provided
Clinical utility: Help
Establish or confirm diagnosis; Guidance for management; Guidance for selecting a drug therapy and/or dose; ...
Ordering Information
Offered by: Help
Department of Clinical Genetics
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Specimen Source: Help
  • Amniotic fluid
  • Buccal swab
  • Cell culture
  • Fibroblasts
  • Isolated DNA
  • Peripheral (whole) blood
  • Saliva
  • White blood cell prep
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Who can order: Help
  • Genetic Counselor
  • Health Care Provider
  • Licensed Physician
Test Order Code: Help
KCNJ11
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Lab contact: Help
Klaus Brusgaard, PhD, MSc, Lab Director
[email protected]
+45 65412874
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
Order URL
Test service: Help
Clinical Testing/Confirmation of Mutations Identified Previously
Confirmation of research findings
Custom Deletion/Duplication Testing
Custom Sequence Analysis
Test additional service: Help
Custom Prenatal Testing
Custom mutation-specific/Carrier testing
Test development: Help
Test developed by laboratory (no manufacturer test name)
Informed consent required: Help
No
Pre-test genetic counseling required: Help
Yes
Post-test genetic counseling required: Help
Yes
Recommended fields not provided:
Test strategy
Conditions Help
Total conditions: 2
Condition/Phenotype Identifier
Test Targets
Genes Help
Total genes: 1
Gene Associated Condition Germline or Somatic Allele (Lab-provided) Variant in NCBI
Methodology
Total methods: 3
Method Category Help
Test method Help
Instrument
Deletion/duplication analysis
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
Illumina HiSeq™2000 system
Sequence analysis of select exons
Bi-directional Sanger Sequence Analysis
Applied Biosystems 3730 capillary sequencing instrument
Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
Illumina HiSeq™2000 system
Clinical Information
Test purpose: Help
Diagnosis; Drug Response; Mutation Confirmation; Pre-symptomatic; Predictive; Risk Assessment; Screening
Clinical utility: Help
Establish or confirm diagnosis
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Guidance for management
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Guidance for selecting a drug therapy and/or dose
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Predictive risk information for patient and/or family members
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Target population: Help
All
Variant Interpretation:
Are family members with defined clinical status recruited to assess significance of VUS without charge? Help
Yes.

Will the lab re-contact the ordering physician if variant interpretation changes? Help
Yes.
Recommended fields not provided:
Clinical validity, What is the protocol for interpreting a variation as a VUS?, Is research allowed on the sample after clinical testing is complete?, Sample negative report, Sample positive report
Technical Information
Test Comments: Help
Scanning of select exons available on request
Availability: Help
Tests performed
Entire test performed in-house
Analytical Validity: Help
Specificity 99,99, sensisivity 99,99.
Assay limitations: Help
Only exons and the exon - intron boundaries are covered. We do not perform analysis of deep intron variants.
Proficiency testing (PT):
Is proficiency testing performed for this test? Help
Yes

Method used for proficiency testing: Help
Formal PT program

PT Provider: Help
European Molecular Genetics Quality Network, EMQN

Description of PT method: Help
The lab is accredited according to ISO 15189 in accordance with the Danish Quality Model under DANAK (The Danish Accreditation body) in accordance with the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA), the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) The lab is participating in quality accesment scheems … View more
VUS:
Software used to interpret novel variations Help
PolyPhen, SIFT, AGVGD, Mutationtaster, Mutationaccessor, SpliceSiteFinder, GeneSplicer
Recommended fields not provided:
Test Confirmation, Citations to support assay limitations, Description of internal test validation method, Citations for Analytical validity, Major CAP category, CAP category, CAP test list
Regulatory Approval
FDA Review: Help
Category: Not Applicable
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