Using metal detectors to ward off wayward specimens - Insights
To safeguard patient samples, staff in Mayo Clinic’s Histology Laboratory devised an inventive way to ensure that none of the paraffin-embedded blocks processed in the lab ever ends up in the trash.
In a recent study, Mayo Clinic researchers developed the first cellular DNA barcoding with a machine-learning approach to reveal previously unknown metastatic behavior of tumor cells. Researchers barcoded the DNA of millions of human...
Improving outcomes through comprehensive controlled substance monitoring - Insights
Controlled substance testing options vary in the details they provide about patient drug use, painting an incomplete picture of usage patterns that can hinder accurate prescription monitoring and treatment outcomes. However, a new...
August 2021 - Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Clinical Microbiology.
lysosomal_storage_disorders_diagnostic_algorithm__part_1.pdf
Order: IDUAW / Alpha-L-Iduronidase, Leukocytes Order 1 of the following: ■ BGA / Beta-Galactosidase, Leukocytes ■ MPS4B ■ MPS4W Order: FUCW / Alpha-Fucosidase, Leukocytes Order 1 of the following: MPS4W / Mucopolysaccharidosis IV Enzyme...
lysosomal-disorders-diagnostic-algorithm-part2.pdf
If deficient, MLD confirmed One of the following suspected: ■ Aspartylglucosaminuria ■ α-Mannosidosis ■ β-Mannosidosis ■ Pompe disease ■ Sandhoff disease ■ Schindler disease ■ Sialidosis1 ■ Galactosialidosis1,2 ■ α-Fucosidosis2 ■...
Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ unique testing for sphingolipidoses, including Gaucher and Krabbe diseases, can confirm diagnosis and guide disease management.
Learn how our pediatric neuro-oncology testing includes both comprehensive MayoComplete next-generation sequencing and chromosomal microarray.
Optic Neuritis in the Era of Biomarkers - Insights
Antibodies to aquaporin-4 and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) are recently described biomarkers seen in a subset of atypical optic neuritis which have revolutionized our understanding of the condition. In this “Hot Topic,” my...
MCL GATA2 Gene Sequencing Patient Information MC1235249
MCL GATA2 Gene Sequencing Patient Information Complete print GATA2 Gene Sequencing Patient Information Reset Form Instructions accurate interpretation reporting genetic results