Disorders

FGA-Related Familial Visceral Amyloidosis

Gene	Locus	Protein
FGA	4q28	Fibrinogen alpha chain

Laboratory	Test Method	Prenatal	Carrier *
Klinikum Stuttgart, Institute of Clinical Genetics - Stuttgart, Germany	• Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
Mayo Clinic - Minnesota, Molecular Genetics Laboratory - Rochester, MN, USA	• Sequence analysis of the entire coding region
University Health Network, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory - Toronto, Canada	• Sequence analysis of select exons

^* Carrier column is relevant to autosomal recessive and X-linked inheritance; column will be blank when it is not relevant (e.g. autosomal dominant inheritance, microdeletions/duplications) and/or is not offered by the lab.