Reference Interval:
By report
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| Interpretive Data: |
Background information for Dysautonomia, Familial (IKBKAP) 2 Mutations:
Characteristics: Debilitating disease of gastrointestinal dysfunction, vomiting and autonomic crises, recurrent pneumonia, altered sensitivity to pain and temperature, scoliosis, and cardiovascular instability. Other characteristics include infantile hypotonia, a broad-based ataxic gait that deteriorates, and decreased life expectancy.
Incidence: 1 in 3,600 Ashkenazi Jewish individuals, unknown in other ethnicities.
Inheritance: Autosomal recessive.
Cause: Deleterious IKBKAP gene mutations.
Mutations Tested: R696P and IVS20(+6)T>C.
Clinical Sensitivity: 99 percent in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals, unknown in other ethnicities.
Methodology: PCR and allele-specific primer extension by bead array with fluorescence detection.
Analytical Sensitivity and Specificity: 99 percent.
Limitations: Mutations other than R696P and IVS20(+6)T>C will not be detected. Rare diagnostic errors can occur due to primer site mutations.
Counseling and informed consent are recommended for genetic testing. Consent forms are available online at www.aruplab.com.
See Compliance Statement C: www.aruplab.com/CS
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| CPT Code(s): |
81260
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