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IllnessMEPAN syndrome, differential diagnosis

Summary

Short information

Comprehensive differential diagnostic panel for MEPAN syndrome comprising 8 curated genes according to the clinical signs

ID
MP1299
Number of genes
7 Accredited laboratory test
Examined sequence length
1,4 kb (Core-/Core-canditate-Genes)
29,1 kb (Extended panel: incl. additional genes)
Analysis Duration
on request
Material
  • EDTA-anticoagulated blood (3-5 ml)
Diagnostic indications

NGS + X

 

Gene panel

Selected genes

NameExon Length (bp)OMIM-GReferenz-Seq.Heredity
MECR1392NM_016011.5AR
ATP7B4398NM_000053.4AR
D2HGDH1566NM_152783.5AR
GCDH1317NM_000159.4AR
HTT9429NM_002111.8AR
SLC19A31491NM_025243.4AR
VPS13A9408NM_033305.3AR

Informations about the disease

Synonyms
  • Alias: Dystonia, childhood-onset, with optic atrophy + basal ganglia abnormalities (MECR)
  • Alias: MECR-Related Neurologic Disorder
  • Alias: Mitochondrial Enoyl CoA reductase Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration, MEPAN (MECR)
  • Allelic: Huntington disease (HTT_CAG)
  • Choreoacanthocytosis (VPS13A)
  • Congenital hypotonia, epilepsy, developmental delay + digital anomalies (ATN1)
  • D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (D2HGDH)
  • Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (ATN1_CAG)
  • Glutaricaciduria, type I (GCDH)
  • Lopes-Maciel-Rodan syndrome (HTT)
  • Thiamine metabolism dysfunction s., biotin-/thiamine-responsive encephalopathy type 2 (SLC19A3)
  • Wilson disease (ATP7B)
Heredity, heredity patterns etc.
  • AR
OMIM-Ps
  • Multiple OMIM-Ps
ICD10 Code

Bioinformatics and clinical interpretation

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