Test ID: SCADM
Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (SCAD) Deficiency, Mutation Screen
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
83939
Useful For
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Preferred molecular analysis to confirm a diagnosis of short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (as a follow-up to the biochemical analyses only)
Special Instructions and Forms
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Method Name
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DNA sequence analysis is used to test for the presence of a mutation in all 10 exons of the ACADS gene.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)
Reporting Name
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SCAD Mutation Screen
Aliases
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ACADS
SCAD (Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase)
SCAD (Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase) Deficiency
Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (SCAD)
SCAD (Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase)
SCAD (Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase) Deficiency
Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (SCAD)


