Unique collaboration advances discoveries for rare disease - Insights
The nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project supports patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), which is a rare and debilitating central nervous system demyelinating disorder. A...
Melanoma panel expands ability to diagnose tumors - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ MayoComplete Melanoma Panel is a comprehensive test that better informs the prognosis and treatment of melanoma. It can be applied to unusual tumors that haven’t yet been identified as melanoma as well as melanomas...
Expanded colorectal cancer panel tests more genes - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories has developed a new colorectal cancer test, the MayoComplete Colorectal Cancer Panel (Mayo ID: MCCRC), in response to the latest recommendations for testing and treatment from the American Society of Clinical...
Next-generation sequencing lung cancer panel identifies more genetic abnormalities - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new MayoComplete Lung Cancer Panel (Mayo ID: MCLNG) provides more information than single-gene assays and faster results than a comprehensive solid tumor panel that covers hundreds of genes.
Database of unsolved patient sequencing results yields new answers - Insights
Mayo Clinic launched an automated system called RENEW — reanalysis of negative whole-exome/genome data — in 2022 that tracks newly published discoveries of disease-causing genetic variants. Every three months, the system automatically...
GIST panel detects more gene mutations - Insights
The MayoComplete Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Panel, Next-Generation Sequencing, Tumor evaluates for somatic mutations in solid tumor samples and determines microsatellite instability to confirm a diagnosis of GIST.
Customer Service Module - Insights
Customer Service Module Overview Exceptional customer service is essential for gaining new clients and maintaining customer loyalty. It is a key
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., on the Lone Star Tick: Mayo Clinic Radio "Health Minute" - Insights
In this Mayo Clinic Radio "Health Minute," Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services at Mayo Clinic, explains how the lone star tick's bite can cause an allergic...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: February 20 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) may have Alzheimers disease (AD) pathology that can be detected by plasma biomarkers. Our objective was to evaluate plasma biomarkers of AD and their...
CPT codes and LOINC update: September 2021 - Insights
The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of September.