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SALSA® MLPA® Probemix P124 TSC1 detects copy number variations in the TSC1 gene.
Contents: 32 MLPA probes, including 23 probes for TSC1.
Tissue: genomic DNA isolated from human peripheral whole blood.
Application: tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
CE-marked and registered for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use in selected territories.
The SALSA MLPA Probemix P124 TSC1 is an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) or research use only (RUO) semi-quantitative assay for the detection of deletions or duplications in the TSC1 gene in genomic DNA isolated from human peripheral whole blood specimens. P124 TSC1 is intended to confirm a potential cause for and clinical diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and for molecular genetic testing of at-risk family members.
For the full intended purpose, see the product description.
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder characterised by seizures and intellectual disability/developmental delay, and by abnormalities of the skin, brain, kidney, heart, and lungs. Central nervous system tumours are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality; renal disease is the second leading cause of early death. The diagnosis of TSC is based on clinical findings and affects approximately 1 in 6000 live births worldwide. Prevalence is estimated to be 1 in 11.300-25.000 in Europe. TSC is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is caused by mutations in either the TSC1 or TSC2 gene.
TSC2 mutations account for the majority (~69%) of all TSC patients as compared to TSC1 mutations (~26%). TSC2 mutations appear to be more common in sporadic TSC cases, while inherited cases result from TSC1 and TSC2 mutations in a nearly equal proportion. Presently, more than 450 different disease-causing mutations are known for TSC1 and more than 1300 are known for TSC2. Truncating mutations are the most common mutation type in the TSC1 (80%) and the TSC2 (65%) genes. Large genomic deletions are rare in TSC1 (3%), but occur more frequently in the TSC2 gene (5%). The frequency of somatic mosaicism for large deletions and duplications in the TSC1 and TSC2 genes in affected individuals with TSC has been reported as ~5% (Kozlowski et al. 2007) up to 10-25% (Jang et al. 2012).
More information is available on https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1220/.
SALSA MLPA Probemix P124 TSC1 is CE-marked for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use. This assay has also been registered for IVD use in Israel.
This assay is for research use only (RUO) in all other territories.
A general SALSA MLPA Reagent Kit is required for MLPA experiments (to be ordered separately).
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Inclusion of a positive sample is usually not required, but can be useful for the analysis of your experiments. MRC Holland has very limited access to positive samples and cannot supply such samples. We recommend using positive samples from your own collection. Alternatively, you can use positive samples from an online biorepository, such as the Coriell Institute.
The commercially available positive samples below have been tested with the current (C3) version of this product and have been shown to produce useful results.