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Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome

Tests Available

mtDNA Depletion/Over-replication Analysis

FORMS AND DOCUMENTS

TEST DETAILS

Clinical Utility:
  • Confirmation of mtDNA depletion/over-replication in the affected tissue
  • To facilitate selection of nuclear genes for sequence analysis
  • Unexplained mild clinical manifestation in patients with an unequivocal mitochondrial tRNA
  • mutation or large-scale deletion
Lab Method:
RT-ARMS qPCR

ORDERING

Test Code:
393
Turnaround Time:
3-4 weeks
Preferred Specimen:
Tissue Biopsy (>50 mg Muscle or Liver-Flash Frozen)

BILLING

CPT Codes:
81479x1
Billing Information:
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ICD Codes:
  • 277.87: Disorders of mitochondrial metabolism, Kearns-Sayre syndrome, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like episodes (MELAS syndrome), Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy syndrome (MNGIE), Myoclonus with Epilepsy and with Ragged Red Fibers (MERRF syndrome), Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP syndrome)
  • 276.2: Acidosis Acidosis
  • 349.9: Unspecified disorders of nervous system, Disorder of nervous system (central) NOS

REFERENCES

  1. Bai, R. and Wong, J. (2005) J Mol Diagn 7:613-22
  2. Wong et al., (2003) J Med Genet 40:e125
  3. Moslemi et al., (1998) Neuromuscul Disord 8:345-349
  4. Tokunaga et al., (1993) Ann Neurol 33:275-280

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