Neuronal migration disorders are a heterogeneous group of disorders of the nervous system development where there is abnormal migration of neurons in the developing brain. Examples of diseases in this category include lissencephaly, schinzencephaly, porencephaly, agyria, microgyria, polymicrogyria, pachygyria, etc. These disorders share mutations in migration genes that code for proteins involved in the placement of neuronal structures within the organism. Perturbation in neuronal migration result in abnormal lamination, neuronal differentiation defects, abnormal cell morphology and circuit formation, particularly in the cerebral cortex. Ultimately, the result is a disorganized excitatory and inhibitory activity of the brain. More than 25 syndromes resulting from abnormal migration have been identified. Among them exists different patterns of inheritance such as autosomal dominant, recessive and X-linked.
The Igenomix Neuronal Migration Disorders Precision Panel can serve as an accurate and directed diagnostic tool ultimately leading to a better management and prognosis of the disease. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the genes involved in this disease using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to fully understand the spectrum of relevant genes involved.
The clinical utility of this panel is:
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