STRC-Related Disorders: STRC Sequencing

STRC sequencing is a molecular test used to identify variants in the gene associated with STRC-related disorders including type 16 autosomal recessive deafness.

Chromosome Analysis, Routine; Short Study (Solid Tissue/POC)

Short study chromosome analysis includes routine karyotyping using G-banding, but fewer cells are analyzed than with routine karyotyping. For short study chromosome analysis, a minimum of 5 cells are counted and a minimum of 2 cells are analyzed for chromosomal abnormalities. Short study chromosome analysis can be used to complement other methods such as microarray to detect certain rearrangements that can only be identified by karyotype. A karyotype can detect chromosome abnormalities such as trisomy, monosomy, triploidy, and marker chromosomes as well as balanced and unbalanced rearrangements.

Chromosome Analysis, Routine (Solid Tissue/POC)

Chromosome analysis is an important component in the diagnosis and evaluation of genetic disorders. Chromosome abnormalities in which there is too much or too little genetic material can result in congenital malformations, intellectual disability, and aberrant sexual differentiation. Chromosome analysis can detect chromosome abnormalities such as trisomy, monosomy, triploidy, and marker chromosomes as well as balanced and unbalanced rearrangements. For routine chromosome analysis a minimum of 20 cells are counted to determine the modal number, and a minimum of 5 cells are analyzed for chromosomal abnormalities from G-banded preparations.

Chromosome Analysis, Routine; Short Study (Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS))

Short study chromosome analysis includes routine karyotyping using G-banding, but fewer cells are analyzed than with routine karyotyping. For short study chromosome analysis, a minimum of 5 cells are counted and a minimum of 2 cells are analyzed for chromosomal abnormalities. Short study chromosome analysis can be used to complement other methods such as microarray to detect certain rearrangements that can only be identified by karyotype. A karyotype can detect chromosome abnormalities such as trisomy, monosomy, triploidy, and marker chromosomes as well as balanced and unbalanced rearrangements.

Meet The Jones Family

The journey to becoming parents did not start as an easy one for my husband and I. We suffered the heartache of miscarriage and the unimaginable pain of burying our first born child. Our son, sweet 1 lb 1.4 ounce, 12 inches long, teeny, tiny little Joseph “Hamilton” Jones was born with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and a heart defect. It tore our hearts out leaving the hospital without him, knowing our dreams and hope for the future were shattered....

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