Confirmation of diagnosis in patients suspected of having either Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or Angelman syndrome (AS) based on clinical assessment or previous laboratory analysis
Prenatal diagnosis in families at risk for PWS or AS
Preferred first-tier test for diagnosis of Angelman syndrome (AS) and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) is used to identify abnormal methylation of the PWS/AS region of chromosome 15.
| Test Id | Reporting Name | Available Separately | Always Performed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CULAF | Amniotic Fluid Culture/Genetic Test | Yes | No |
| MATCC | Maternal Cell Contamination, B | Yes | No |
| CULFB | Fibroblast Culture for Genetic Test | Yes | No |
| _STR1 | Comp Analysis using STR (Bill only) | No, (Bill only) | No |
| _STR2 | Add'l comp analysis w/STR (Bill Only) | No, (Bill only) | No |
For prenatal specimens only: If amniotic fluid (nonconfluent cultured cells) is received, amniotic fluid culture/genetic test will be added at an additional charge. For any prenatal specimen that is received, maternal cell contamination studies will be added.
See Prader-Willi and Angelman Syndromes: Laboratory Approach to Diagnosis
Multiple Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA)
Angelman Syndrome, Uniparental Disomy and Deletions
Methylation Studies
PWDNA
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Uniparental Disomy and Deletions
For prenatal specimens only: If amniotic fluid (nonconfluent cultured cells) is received, amniotic fluid culture/genetic test will be added at an additional charge. For any prenatal specimen that is received, maternal cell contamination studies will be added.
See Prader-Willi and Angelman Syndromes: Laboratory Approach to Diagnosis
Varies
Mayo Clinic Laboratories highly recommends that this test be ordered along with a routine chromosomal microarray analysis, CMACB / Chromosomal Microarray, Congenital, Blood, if the diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or Angelman syndrome (AS) is not certain and chromosome analysis has not already been done.
All prenatal specimens must be accompanied by a maternal blood specimen. Order MATCC / Maternal Cell Contamination, Molecular Analysis, Varies on the maternal specimen.
Specimen preferred to arrive within 96 hours of collection.
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: 3 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Invert several times to mix blood.
2. Send whole blood specimen in original tube. Do not aliquot.
Specimen Stability Information: Ambient (preferred)/Refrigerated
Prenatal Specimens
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
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
1. New York Clients-Informed consent is required. Document on the request form or electronic order that a copy is on file. The following documents are available:
-Informed Consent for Genetic Testing (T576)
-Informed Consent for Genetic Testing-Spanish (T826)
2. Molecular Genetics: Congenital Inherited Diseases Patient Information (T521
3. If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Neurology Specialty Testing Client Test Request (T732) with the specimen.
Blood: 1 mL
Amniotic Fluid: 10 mL
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varies | Varies | ||
Confirmation of diagnosis in patients suspected of having either Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or Angelman syndrome (AS) based on clinical assessment or previous laboratory analysis
Prenatal diagnosis in families at risk for PWS or AS
Preferred first-tier test for diagnosis of Angelman syndrome (AS) and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) is used to identify abnormal methylation of the PWS/AS region of chromosome 15.
For prenatal specimens only: If amniotic fluid (nonconfluent cultured cells) is received, amniotic fluid culture/genetic test will be added at an additional charge. For any prenatal specimen that is received, maternal cell contamination studies will be added.
See Prader-Willi and Angelman Syndromes: Laboratory Approach to Diagnosis
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a congenital disorder characterized by a biphasic clinical course. Neonates with PWS are hypotonic, have a weak cry, and are initially poor feeders that improve over time. In later infancy and childhood, individuals with PWS have global developmental delay, short stature, hypogonadism, small hands and feet, and marked hyperphagia leading to obesity. PWS is thought to be due to loss of function of paternally expressed genes, although specific genes have not yet been definitively implicated in the phenotype of PWS.
Etiology of Prader-Willi syndrome:
-Chromosome 15 deletion (15q11-13): approximately 70% to 75%
-Maternal uniparental disomy (UPD): 20% to 30%
-Imprinting defect: 1% to 5%
-Chromosome rearrangement: rare
The phenotype caused by paternal deletions of 15q11-13 and by maternal UPD are generally identical with the exception of relative hypopigmentation being more common in patients with deletion PWS.
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a nonprogressive congenital disorder characterized by more significant developmental delay and intellectual disability, ataxia, seizures, jerky arm movements, macrostomia, tongue thrusting, unprovoked laughter, brachycephaly, and virtual absence of speech. AS is due to loss of function of the maternally expressed gene UBE3A.
Etiology of Angelman syndrome:
-Chromosome 15 deletion (15q11-13): approximately 70% to 75%
-Paternal UPD: approximately 5%
-UBE3A variant: approximately 10%
-Imprinting defect: 2% to 5%
-Chromosome rearrangement: rare
-Unknown: approximately 10%
The phenotype of AS patients with maternal deletions is generally more severe than that associated with paternal UPD or imprinting defects, including a higher rate or severity of microcephaly, seizures, and motor difficulties. Patients with AS caused by paternal UPD or imprinting defects generally show better growth and higher developmental and language abilities.
Both chromosome 15 deletions and UPD most often occur as de novo events during conception, and, thus, recurrence risk to siblings is very low. In rare cases, chromosome 15 deletions and UPD occur as a result of parental translocations or other rare cytogenetic rearrangements, and, in these cases, recurrence risks to siblings are increased.
The recurrence risk associated with imprinting defects is dependent on whether there is an identifiable variant.
UBE3A variants can occur sporadically or be inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. There is a 50% recurrence risk to siblings in cases of an inherited UBE3A variant.
Due to the complex genetic etiology of PWS and AS and the corresponding variability in recurrence risks, careful cytogenetic and molecular testing and family assessment are necessary to provide accurate genetic counseling.
Initial studies to rule-out PWS or AS should include chromosomal microarray analysis to identify chromosome abnormalities that may have phenotypic overlap with PWS or AS, and methylation-sensitive multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) to identify deletions, duplications, and methylation defects. In cases where methylation-sensitive MLPA suggests either deletion or duplication, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) can be used to confirm type I and type II deletions or characterize the disease mechanism, respectively. In cases where methylation-sensitive MLPA suggests abnormal methylation in the absence of a deletion or duplication, UPD studies can be used to characterize the disease mechanism.
Assessment of patients found to have a deletion in the PWS/AS critical region on routine cytogenetic analysis or chromosomal microarray can include confirmation of the deletion by FISH analysis and MLPA analysis to define parent of origin.
For more information, see Prader-Willi and Angelman Syndromes: Laboratory Approach to Diagnosis.
An interpretive report will be provided.
An interpretive report will be provided.
In addition to disease-related probes, the multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification technique utilizes probes localized to other chromosomal regions as internal controls. In certain circumstances, these control probes may detect other diseases or conditions for which this test was not specifically intended. Results of the control probes are not normally reported. However, in cases where clinically relevant information is identified, the ordering physician will be informed of the result and provided with recommendations for any appropriate follow-up testing.
Rare variants (ie, polymorphisms) exist that could lead to false-negative or false-positive results. If results obtained do not match the clinical findings, additional testing should be considered.
Test results should be interpreted in the context of clinical findings, family history, and other laboratory data. Errors in the interpretation of results may occur if information given is inaccurate or incomplete.
Methylation status cannot be assessed on chorionic villus specimens.
Rare cases of Prader-Willi syndrome or Angelman syndrome (AS) result from a subtle balanced translocation inherited from one of the parents. These may not be detected by this assay.
A negative molecular test result, especially in the case of a clinical suspicion of AS, does not rule out the diagnosis, because point alterations may not be detected by these methods.
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Methylation-sensitive multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification is utilized to test for the presence of large deletions, duplications and methylation defects in the Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome critical region.(Unpublished Mayo method)
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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 US Food and Drug Administration.
81331-SNRPN/UBE3A, (small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide Nand ubiquitin protein ligase E3A) (eg, Prader-Willi syndrome and/or Angelman syndrome), methylation analysis
88235-Tissue culture for amniotic fluid (if appropriate)
88240-Cryopreservation (if appropriate)
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)
| Test Id | Test Order Name | Order LOINC Value |
|---|---|---|
| PWAS | Prader Willi/Angelman Mol Analysis | 35466-2 |
| Result Id | Test Result Name |
Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
|
|---|---|---|
| 52913 | Result Summary | 50397-9 |
| 52914 | Result | 82939-0 |
| 52915 | Interpretation | 69047-9 |
| 52916 | Reason for Referral | 42349-1 |
| 52917 | Specimen | 31208-2 |
| 52918 | Source | 31208-2 |
| 52919 | Released By | 18771-6 |