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Test ID: GAUP Gaucher Disease, Mutation Analysis, GBA

Useful For

Confirmation of a suspected clinical diagnosis of Gaucher disease

 

Carrier testing for individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry or who have a family history of Gaucher disease

 

Prenatal diagnosis of Gaucher disease in at-risk pregnancies

Reflex Tests

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
CULFB Fibroblast Culture for Genetic Test Yes No
CULAF Amniotic Fluid Culture/Genetic Test Yes No
MATCC Maternal Cell Contamination, B Yes No

Testing Algorithm

For prenatal specimens only: If amniotic fluid (non-confluent cultured cells) is received, amniotic fluid culture/genetic test will be added and charged separately. If chorionic villus specimen (non-confluent cultured cells) is received, fibroblast culture for genetic test will be added and charged separately. For any prenatal specimen that is received, maternal cell contamination studies will be added.

 

See Newborn Screen Follow-up for Gaucher Disease in Special Instructions.

 

For more information, see Newborn Screening Act Sheet Gaucher Disease: Decreased Acid Beta-Glucosidase in Special Instructions.

Method Name

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Analysis

Reporting Name

Gaucher Disease, Mutation Analysis

Specimen Type

Varies


Additional Testing Requirements


All prenatal specimens must be accompanied by a maternal blood specimen.

-Order MATCC / Maternal Cell Contamination, Molecular Analysis on the maternal specimen.



Shipping Instructions


Specimen preferred to arrive within 96 hours of collection.

Prenatal specimens can be sent Monday through Thursday and must be received by 5 p.m. CST on Friday in order to be processed appropriately.



Specimen Required


Patient Preparation: A previous bone marrow transplant from an allogenic donor will interfere with testing. Call 800-533-1710 for instructions for testing patients who have received a bone marrow transplant.

 

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Lavender top (EDTA) or yellow top (ACD)

Acceptable: Any anticoagulant

Specimen Volume: 2.6 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Invert several times to mix blood.

2. Send specimen in original tube.

Specimen Stability Information: Ambient (preferred)/Refrigerated/Frozen

 

Prenatal Specimen

Due to the complexity of prenatal testing, consultation with the laboratory is required for all prenatal testing.

 

Specimen Type: Amniotic fluid

Container/Tube: Amniotic fluid container

Specimen Volume: 20 mL

Specimen Stability Information: Refrigerated (preferred)/Ambient

 

Specimen Type: Chorionic villi

Container/Tube: 15-mL tube containing 15 mL of transport media

Specimen Volume: 20 mg

Specimen Stability Information: Refrigerated

 

Acceptable:

Specimen Type: Confluent cultured cells

Container/Tube: T-25 flask

Specimen Volume: 2 flasks

Collection Instructions: Submit confluent cultured cells from another laboratory.

Specimen Stability Information: Ambient (preferred)/Refrigerated


Specimen Minimum Volume

Blood: 0.5 mL
Amniotic Fluid: 10 mL
Chorionic Villi: 5 mg

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Varies Varies

Clinical Information

Gaucher disease is a relatively rare lysosomal storage disorder resulting from a deficiency of beta-glucocerebrosidase. Mutations within the beta-glucocerebrosidase gene (GBA) cause the clinical manifestations of Gaucher disease. There are 3 major types of Gaucher disease: nonneuropathic (type 1), acute neuropathic (type 2), and subacute neuropathic (type 3). Type 1 Gaucher disease occurs most frequently and is the presentation commonly found among Ashkenazi Jewish patients. The carrier rate of Gaucher disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population is 1 in 18.

 

Type 1 disease does not involve nervous system dysfunction; patients display anemia, low blood platelet levels, massively enlarged livers and spleens, lung infiltration, and extensive skeletal disease. The clinical variability in type 1 disease is large, with some patients exhibiting severe disease and others very mild disease.

 

Eight GBA mutations, including the N370S mutation found most commonly in the Ashkenazi Jewish population, are included in this test: delta 55bp, V394L, N370S, IVS2+1, 84GG, R496H, L444P, and D409H. This testing panel provides a 95% detection rate for the Ashkenazi Jewish population and up to a 60% detection rate for the non-Ashkenazi Jewish population. Alternatively, full gene sequencing is available to evaluate for mutations in all coding regions and exon/intron boundaries of the GBA gene by ordering GBAZ / Gaucher Disease, Full Gene Analysis.

Reference Values

An interpretive report will be provided.

Interpretation

An interpretive report will be provided.

Clinical Reference

1. Beutler E, Grabowski GA: Glucosylceramide lipidoses: Chapter 146: Gaucher disease. In The Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease. Edited by CR Scriver, AL Beaudet, WS Sly, D Valle. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1994

2. Gaucher Disease, Current Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment. Technology Assessment Conference Program and Abstracts, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, February 27-March 1, 1995

3. Charrow J, Andersson HC, Kaplan P, et al: The Gaucher Registry: Demographics and disease characteristics of 1,698 patients with Gaucher Disease. Arch Int Med 2000;160:2835-2843

4. Gross SJ, Pletcher BA, Monaghan KG: Carrier screening individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Genet Med 2008;10(1):54-56

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Tuesday; 10 a.m.

Analytic Time

9 days

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. This test has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

81251-GBA (glucosidase, beta, acid) (eg, Gaucher disease) gene analysis, common variants (eg, N370S, 84GG, L444P, IVS2+IG>A)

Fibroblast Culture for Genetic Test

88233-Tissue culture, skin or solid tissue biopsy (if appropriate)

88240-Cryopreservation (if appropriate)

 

Amniotic Fluid Culture/Genetic Test

88235-Tissue culture for amniotic fluid (if appropriate)

88240-Cryopreservation (if appropriate)

 

Maternal Cell Contamination, B

81265-Comparative analysis using Short Tandem Repeat (STR) markers; patient and comparative specimen (eg, pre-transplant recipient and donor germline testing, post-transplant non-hematopoietic recipient germline [eg, buccal swab or other germline tissue sample] and donor testing, twin zygosity testing or maternal cell contamination of fetal cells (if appropriate)

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
GAUP Gaucher Disease, Mutation Analysis 35693-1

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
53164 Result Summary 50397-9
53165 Result 35693-1
53166 Interpretation 69047-9
52428 Additional Information 48767-8
53167 Reason for Referral 42349-1
53168 Specimen 31208-2
53169 Source 31208-2
53170 Released By 18771-6
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