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IllnessPiebaldism, differential diagnosis

Summary

Short information

Comprehensive differential diagnostic panel for Piebaldism comprising 2 core/core candidate genes and altogether 6 curated genes according to the clinical signs

ID
PP5160
Number of genes
5 Accredited laboratory test
Examined sequence length
3,8 kb (Core-/Core-canditate-Genes)
13,7 kb (Extended panel: incl. additional genes)
Analysis Duration
on request
Material
  • EDTA-anticoagulated blood (3-5 ml)
Diagnostic indications

NGS +

[Sanger]

 

Gene panel

Selected genes

NameExon Length (bp)OMIM-GReferenz-Seq.Heredity
KIT2931NM_000222.3AD, AR
SNAI2807NM_003068.5AD
KITLG822NM_000899.5AD
MTOR7650NM_004958.4AD
PAX31440NM_181457.4AD, AR

Informations about the disease

Clinical Comment

Congenital pigmentation skin disorder with hypo-/depigmented leukoderma on various body parts, preferentially on forehead, chest, abdomen, upper arms, lower extremities, associated with white forelock (poliosis), in some cases with hypopigmented/depigmented eyebrows + eyelashes

DD: KITLG, MTOR, PAX3 genes

 

Synonyms
  • Alias: Congenital absence of melanocytes, white symmetric patches on face, trunk, extremities
  • Allelic: Craniofacial-deafness-hand syndrome (PAX3)
  • Allelic: Deafness, AD 69, unilateral or asymmetric (KITLG)
  • Allelic: Focal cortical dysplasia, type II, somatic (MTOR)
  • Allelic: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, familial (KIT)
  • Allelic: Germ cell tumors, somatic (KIT)
  • Allelic: Leukemia, acute myeloid, somatic (KIT)
  • Allelic: Mastocytosis, cutaneous (KIT)
  • Allelic: Mastocytosis, systemic, somatic (KIT)
  • Allelic: Rhabdomyosarcoma 2, alveolar (PAX3)
  • Allelic: Skin/hair/eye pigmentation 7, blond/brown hair (KITLG)
  • Allelic: Waardenburg syndrome, type 2D (SNAI2)
  • Hyperpigmentation with/-out hypopigmentation (KITLG)
  • Piebaldism (KIT)
  • Piebaldism (SNAI2)
  • Smith-Kingsmore syndrome (MTOR)
  • Tietz albinism-deafness syndrome (MITF)
  • Waardenburg syndrome, type 1 + 3 (PAX3)
Heredity, heredity patterns etc.
  • AD
  • AR
OMIM-Ps
  • Multiple OMIM-Ps
ICD10 Code

Bioinformatics and clinical interpretation

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