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July 2023 - Cytopathology and Pulmonary Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cytopathology & Pulmonary Pathology.
September 2023 - Cardiovascular Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cardiovascular Pathology.
Muscle and nerve biopsy consultation - Insights
Our experienced muscle and nerve specialists apply their knowledge to correlate pathological findings with clinical presentation and other testing to confirm specific neuromuscular diseases.
Research collaborations - Insights
Find out about setting up a contract with Mayo Clinic, analytical validation, the role of the institutional review board, and how your data will be handled.
Six ways innovative lupus tests are transforming patient and clinician experiences - Insights
The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that at least five million people worldwide have a form of lupus. Yet, the most widely used laboratory tests for patients with this complex condition were developed more than 60 years ago, and...
Five trends happening in the laboratory industry - Insights
Managing a successful hospital-based laboratory in today’s economic climate requires leaders to anticipate challenges, navigate obstacles, and develop creative approaches to unusual circumstances. The Mayo Clinic Laboratories outreach team...
Zhiyv (Neal) Niu, Ph.D., and Christopher Klein, M.D., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated neuromuscular gene panel informs diagnosis and treatment. The phenotype-based panel covers the complete list of neuromuscular genes and...
Viral Hepatitis Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
At Mayo Clinic, we utilize an algorithmic approach to testing that takes the guesswork out of test ordering to focus on proper test utilization, saving your institution time and money.
Pancreatic Elastase - Insights
Puanani Hopson, D.O., a Mayo Clinic pediatric gastroenterologist, explains the pancreatic elastase test — a screening test that can be useful when symptoms point to the possibility of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Dr. Hopson reviews...
Find out how our kidney stone services identify the physical compositions of stones to help optimize care for patients with nephrolithiasis.
NELL-1 [Test in Focus] - Insights
Sanjeev Sethi, M.D., Ph.D., discusses how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new immunohistochemistry test for the detection of NELL-1 antigen, a biomarker for membranous nephropathy found in 10% to 15% of patients, provides diagnostic certainty and...
RNA test identifies large B-cell lymphoma subtypes: Lisa Rimsza, M.D. - Insights
Lisa Rimsza, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique PM3CX test can accurately determine subtypes of large B-cell lymphoma. Precise diagnosis is critical to choosing appropriate chemotherapy.
Angela Pickart, M.S., CGC, and Emily Lauer, M.S., CGC, explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' multigene panel helps identify the cause of hereditary ataxia. Precise diagnosis of this complex movement disorder helps guide patient treatment...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Amprion, a global leader advancing diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders through seed amplification testing, today announced a collaboration to expand access to Amprion's SAAmplify–αSYN (CSF) test across the...
Zhiyv (Neal) Niu, Ph.D., and Rodolfo Savica, M.D., Ph.D., explain why Mayo Clinic Laboratories' gene panel is the most comprehensive test available for inherited Parkinson's disease. The new panel covers all mutations known to cause the...
5 Tips for Effectively Surveying Lab Customers - Insights
Surveys are crucial for strengthening laboratory operations. Get insights for how to make them as effective as possible.
Managing patient expectations for home specimen collection - Insights
When patients are tasked with collecting specimens at home, the procedure can require special timing, collection steps, or storage conditions. If these aren’t clearly communicated to the patient beforehand, it can lead to confusion and...
Five Steps to Optimizing Your Outreach Test Menu - Insights
With changes in technology, medical practice, and market trends, and the expansion of health system services, the laboratory test menu can be ever in flux. It is essential that the laboratory test menu keeps up with trends, remaining...
Personal journey shapes unique perspective: Linda Hasadsri, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights
Dr. Linda Hasadsri’s firsthand encounter with the genetic tests she’s helped develop has provided rare insight into testing quality and implications, enhancing their ability to advocate for the value of testing and infusing their work with...
New diagnostic tests specifically for conditions that predominantly or only affect women, such as autoimmune diseases and gynecological cancers, are empowering female patients and their physicians to make informed decisions.
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A 65-year-old man with history of treated anal intraepithelial neoplasia presents with new-onset diarrhea. A Papanicolaou-stained anal smear was performed
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The National Kidney Foundation, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the nation’s leading laboratories and clinical laboratory societies have announced a new collaboration to remove barriers to testing for chronic kidney...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 15 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how the androgen receptor variant AR-V9 is co-expressed with AR-V7 in prostate cancer metastases and predicts abiraterone resistance.
Key performance indicators for laboratory outreach programs - Insights
Key performance indicators (KPIs) should be a part of every laboratory’s quality improvement plan, and that includes outreach-specific KPI metrics. Financial, internal-facing, and client-facing KPIs for outreach programs help to create a...
Membranous nephropathy - Insights
Membranous nephropathy (MN) is one of the leading causes of nephrotic syndrome in adults. Our menu of clinically validated assays assists with diagnosis, monitors disease progression, and guides clinical outcomes.
For children who require thiopurine medications (such as azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine) to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), understanding how thiopurines are metabolized is vital to choosing the most effective treatment. Because...
Kelch-11 Autoantibody Test [Test in Focus] - Insights
Divyanshu (Div) Dubey, M.B.B.S., explains how Mayo Clinic Labs’ new Kelch-11 antibody test — the first in the world — can confirm diagnosis, guide treatment, and improve outcomes in patients affected by testicular cancer-associated...
NGS Testing for Neuro-Oncology - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Mayo Clinic is recognized worldwide for providing care for complex diseases including brain tumors. With rapid technological advancements and medical discoveries, the standard approach to genetic testing is evolving.
Subspecialty testing - Insights
Check out Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ comprehensive selection of pathology testing, which can guide diagnosis of malignancies and other diseases.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: April 12 - Insights
This Feature Includes: Latent pulmonary vascular disease may alter the response to therapeutic atrial shunt device in heart failure.
Genetic liver disease - Insights
Identifying underlying genetic disorders plays an important role in the treatment and care of patients with liver disease. Appropriate use of screening tests in routine clinical practice can rule out possible causes of liver disease and...
Minimal residual disease - Insights
Get full-spectrum minimal residual disease testing options, all from one laboratory, with experts to support testing decisions and results.
October 2023 - Coagulation - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Coagulation.
Test detects autoimmune neurology disorders linked to cancer: Sean Pittock, M.D. - Insights
Sean Pittock, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' novel Ma2 test aids diagnosis of autoimmune neurology disorders that are often caused by underlying cancer. Rapid diagnosis is key to preventing significant disability and disease.
Whole genome sequencing streamlines diagnosis - Insights
Nicole Boczek, Ph.D., and Sarah Barnett, M.S., CGC, explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' whole genome sequencing provides comprehensive information for rapid diagnosis of hereditary disorders.
Breast cancer panel halves turnaround time: Wei Shen, Ph.D. - Insights
In this test-specific episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Wei Shen, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new breast cancer panel provides rapid results to guide critical decisions about treatment and screening.
Dr. Morice Shares Trends and Predictions for 2025 - Insights
The healthcare and diagnostics landscape is poised for transformative changes driven by technological advancements and evolving market dynamics.
TPNUQ genotyping assay - Insights
Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., discusses TPNUQ, Mayo Clinic Laboratories' genotyping test for identifying patients at risk for thiopurine toxicity. Used prior to therapy initiation, our assay evaluates for nuances in both TPMT and NUDT15, which...
Five Steps to Manage Change in an Outreach Laboratory - Insights
When introducing a new initiative in the medical laboratory environment, effective change management is essential.
5 Steps to Improve Communication in Laboratory Outreach - Insights
Communication is a critical component of success. Laboratory outreach leaders can foster truly effective communication with five simple steps.
Stiff-Person/PERM Evaluation - Insights
Andrew McKeon, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' stiff-person assay provides comprehensive evaluation for individuals on the spectrum of stiff-person syndrome. In addition to guiding treatment decisions, the assay...
Solutions for Common Service Recovery Challenges - Insights
Despite our best efforts, customer service failures do happen, but good service recovery tools can turn failures into positive customer experiences.
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Predictors to Direct Neural Antibody Testing in Autoimmune Encephalitis/Epilepsy - Insights
In this “Hot Topic,” Divyanshu Dubey, M.B.B.S., associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and neurology at Mayo Clinic, discusses various clinical and paraclinical features of autoimmune encephalitis, autoimmune seizures, and...
Looking ahead to Clinical Rotations - Insights
Makenzie Fong, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science class of 2018, looks ahead to clinical rotations in the program.
CPT codes and LOINC update: September 2021 - Insights
The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of September.
CPT codes and LOINC update: July 2023 - Insights
This page includes updates posted to Mayo Clinic Labs during the month of July.