Clinical Indication ID & Name
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Test Group
Neurology
Specialties
Test code
R74.1
Test name
N/A
Target genes
DUX4
Test scope
n/a
Test method/ technology
Other
Optimal Family Structure
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Eligibility Criteria
Clinical features strongly suggestive of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) in whom a DUX4 contraction has not been excluded
Commissioning group
Specialised
Overlapping idications
• R82 Limb girdle muscular dystrophies, myofibrillar myopathies and distal myopathies and broader tests such as R89 Ultra-rare and atypical monogenic disorders should be considered where features are atypical • R345 Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) extended testing should be considered in cases negative for the test where clinical features are strongly suggestive of FSHD • R381 Other rare neuromuscular disorders should be used where clinical features are atypical and a broader range of genes are potentially causative
Address for samples/request forms
Genetics Laboratory
5th Floor Tower Wing
Guy’s Hospital
London
SE1 9RT
Contact with queries
Supporting documents
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Education resources
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Turn around times
All our turnaround times are listed on our specific turn around page https://southeastgenomics.nhs.uk/professionals/service-turn-around-times/
Request form download
Consent record
See consent guidance in test request form
Sample requirements
Samples may be rejected for the following reasons: 1.Samples and request form do not show at least three identical patient identifiers 2.The sample is in the incorrect collection media 3.The request form is not sufficiently completed 4.The sample is not of sufficient volume 5.The sample is too old