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
Further testing for sequence variants in the C9orf72 gene is available separately via exome sequencing or whole genome sequencing with the early onset Dementia panel.