Test & specimen information
Frontotemporal dementia (c9orf72)
Overview
This testing is performed by fragment analysis of the C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion.
Test type
Fragment analysis
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Genes tested
Reporting time
8 weeks
Cost
$460
Notes
If frontotemporal dementia is still suspected, the early onset Dementia panel is available separately via exome sequencing or whole genome sequencing to look at sequence variants in genes for this presentation.