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Unit Code 88887:
Ashkenazi Jewish Mutation Analysis Panel Without Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Identifying carriers of Gaucher, Tay-Sachs, familial dysautonomia,

Canavan, mucolipidosis IV, Niemann-Pick type A and B, FANCC-

related Fanconi anemia, and Bloom syndrome

 

Risk refinement via carrier screening for individuals of Ashkenazi

Jewish ancestry

 

Carrier testing for individuals with a family history of a disease

included in this panel

Genetics Test Information Provides information that may help with selection of the correct test or proper submission of the test request

Panel includes all disorders and mutations listed in Table 1

except for cystic fibrosis (CF). Detection rates specific for the

Ashkenazi Jewish population are provided. (ACD/yellow-top

tube only)

Additional Tests Lists test(s) that are always performed, at an additional charge, with the initial test(s)

 Unit Code  Reporting Name  Available Separately  Always Performed 
 23425  Hexosaminidase A and Tot, WBC/AJ Yes (order #8775)Yes

Testing Algorithm Delineates situation(s) when tests are added to the initial order. This includes reflex and additional tests.

When this test is ordered, hexosaminidase A and total, white blood

cells will always be performed at an additional charge.

Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test

• Molecular Genetics - Biochemical Disorders Patient Information Sheet 
• Tay-Sachs Disease Carrier Testing Protocol 

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

88887:  Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) with Luminex
Technology
(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)
23425:  Heat Inactivation, Fluorometric, Semiautomated
This assay tests for specific mutations seen in the
following diseases: Gaucher, Tay-Sachs, familial
dysautonomia, Canavan, Mucolipidosis IV, Nieman-Pick
Types A and B, Fanconi anemia Type C and Bloom syndrome.

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Ashkenazi Jewish Panel Without CF

Ordering Mnemonic An alternate Mayo code (to the Unit Code) for a test

AJPWO

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

AJ Panel

AJ Panel Without CF

Jewish Panel

Soft-AJPWO