CPT Code(s): 81403
Ordering Recommendation: Targeted MAPT sequencing is recommended for individuals with clinical symptoms of frontotemporal dementia and 1) where either the familial variant is known or 2) the variant has been identified by a research protocol and needs to be confirmed in a clinical laboratory.
Synonyms: MAPT, Microtubule Associated Protein Tau, Alzheimer disease, early-onset Alzheimer disease, dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's
Methodology: Sanger sequence analysis. The MAPT cDNA reference sequence used is NM_005910.5.
Performed: Monday through Friday
Reported: 14 days