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Test Name: KIT & PDGFRA Gene Mutation Detection
Compliance:LDT
Test Description:KIT gene mutations are associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), mast cell disease, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), and melanoma. GISTs is a result of mutations which result in excess activity of the KIT or platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRA) genes. Identification of mutations in KIT and PDGFRA gene is clinically relevant for disease diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of response to targeted treatments.
Methodology:PCR-Sanger sequencing analysis of mutations in exons 9, 11, 13, 14 and 17 of KIT gene and exons 12 and 18 of the PDGFRA gene
Gene Name:

KIT, PDGFRA
Protein Name:
Specimen Requirements:FFPE tissue slides (4µm)
Storage Condition:Ambient Temperature
Turn Around Time:5 working days from day of specimen received
OMIM:
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Information Updated 1 July, 2023.