Disease
Zellweger spectrum disorders.
Description
Complementation testing is used to determine the defective PEX gene in fibroblasts from Zellweger spectrum disorder patients. Zellweger Spectrum disorders include Zellweger Syndrome, Neonatal AdrenoLeukoDystrophy (NALD) and Infantile Refsum Disease (IRD) and can be caused by mutations in any of at least 13 different PEX genes resulting in a defect in peroxisome biogenesis. Please note that before complementation testing can be performed, peroxisome deficiency has to be confirmed by catalase immunofluorescence microscopy analyses. After identification of the defective PEX gene by complementation analysis, molecular analysis of the candidate PEX gene is performed by our DNA diagnostic section.
OMIM
Method
Microscopy
Price
€ 888
Materials:
Cultured skin fibroblasts
- Conditions: Room temperature.
- Specifics: Grow the fibroblasts to near confluence (~ 80% confluent) in a T-25 flask, fill the flask completely with sterile buffered (with 25mM Hepes) culture medium (for example HAM or DMEM) supplemented with 10% serum and 1% penicilline-streptomycine. Cap the flasks tightly and wrap the cap with parafilm. Label the flask clearly with identifying information (name of patient and date of birth), wrap the culture flaks in protective material and place it in a sealed plastic bag in the Styrofoam shipping box and ship AT ROOM TEMPERATURE by courier service. Fibroblasts need to arrive in our laboratory within 48 hours. Please complete the test request form and send it along with the sample.
If it is not possible to culture fibroblasts from a skin biopsy in a local institute, you can send a skin biopsy in sterile buffered (with 25mM Hepes) culture medium (for example HAM or DMEM) without serum or antibiotics AT ROOM TEMPERATURE by courier service. The skin biopsy needs to arrive in our laboratory within 48 hours. Please complete the test request form and send it along with the sample. - TAT: 3 months.