Diagnostic tests are a critical part of America’s health infrastructure and helping people live healthier lives. But in a recent op-ed published on RealClearPolicy, William Morice II, M.D., president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Matt...
Bonner General Health in Sandpoint, Idaho, has selected Mayo Medical Laboratories as its primary reference laboratory. This selection gives Bonner General Health access to Mayo Clinic’s extensive menu of laboratory tests and clinical...
Education on this topic decreases misdiagnosis and the possibility of misinterpreting the comments provided by the reporting laboratories.
The following on demand education is related to Hematology, which is a key subfield within the medical laboratory science (MLS), focusing on the study of blood and blood-forming tissues to diagnose and monitor disorders such as anemia,...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories Education Launches Phlebotomy Learning Modules - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories Education is pleased to announce the release of its first of six phlebotomy modules, “Fundamentals of Phlebotomy.”
Learn about our world-renowned pediatric endocrinologists and genetic counselors, who are available to review results and consult on treatment plans.
Helicobacter pylori - Insights
Find out why timely, accurate diagnosis of H. pylori is critical for improving patients’ gastrointestinal health and preventing further harm.
Urinary stone services - Insights
Learn how our approach to kidney stone services and concise reporting enable accurate interpretation to guide clinical decisions.
Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ genetic gastroenterology tests can provide diagnostic clarity across a range of inherited GI disorders.
Autoimmune GI Dysmotility - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Identifying GI dysmotility as autoimmune-mediated is extremely important because patients treated with immunotherapy can see a dramatic improvement, going from persistent nausea, vomiting, and weight loss to feeling normal within a few...
A worldwide increase of the incidence of early-onset pediatric inflammatory bowel disease means more children than ever are diagnosed and treated for life-altering IBD diagnoses. However, not all children suspected of early-onset IBD have...
Malabsorption panel - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, which is integrated with the clinical gastroenterology practice at Mayo Clinic, understands the worry patients and their loved ones feel while awaiting test results. To expedite and streamline the diagnostic...
Comprehensive panels - Insights
Check out Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ comprehensive pharmacogenomic panels, which identify genetic variations associated with treatment response.
Check out Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ biochemical and molecular testing options to diagnose creatine deficiency disorders.
Purine and pyrimidine metabolism disorders - Insights
Check out how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ genetic testing can help to diagnose and monitor patients affected by purine and pyrimidine metabolism disorders.
Advanced Phlebotomy Collections - Insights
Find out about advanced blood collection techniques and the specialized procedures that are used when standard blood collection methods may not be feasible or when specific tests require more specialized handling of blood samples.
Safety in Phlebotomy - Insights
Get a general introduction to safety precautions, which will help ensure the well-being of you and your patients.
Specimen Integrity and Processing - Insights
Learn about the variables influencing successful blood draws and their potential impact on laboratory outcomes, Quality Assurance principles, the regulatory agencies ensuring patient and healthcare worker safety, and the organizational...
Difficult Collections and Special Populations - Insights
Get an overview of phlebotomy techniques for pediatric and geriatric patients who often present as unique challenges due to their physiological and anatomical differences.
Neuromuscular panel - Insights
Find out how the emergence of advanced molecular testing technologies has enhanced the detection of inherited neuromuscular disorders.
Other neuromuscular disorders - Insights
Learn how our comprehensive menu of focused panels can provide clarity and confidence when diagnosing neuromuscular disorders.
Frontotemporal dementia and ALS - Insights
Learn more about how detection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia paved the way for gene-targeted therapies for patients.
In vitro diagnostics solutions - Insights
BioPharma Diagnostics supports medical device, biopharma, and diagnostic companies with in vitro diagnostic services, including analytical validation of new assays and devices in compliance with CAP/CLIA requirements.
Pharmaceutical solutions - Insights
We believe the pharmaceutical industry and clinical research partners can improve global health through innovative drug discovery and development — and that you deserve the best reference lab partner at your side. Mayo Clinic BioPharma...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ genetic counselors are experts on heritable illness who provide a wealth of knowledge to guide appropriate testing utilization and interpret results.
Learn more about how our flexible lab space and expert staff can help you meet your diagnostic needs.
Inflammatory bowel disease - Insights
Our robust menu of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) testing can assist with the diagnosis and management of IBD and includes first-line fecal testing for calprotectin; serologic analysis of clinically relevant antibodies; and genetic...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ targeted testing for opioids uses high-resolution mass spectrometry to detect 33 different opioids.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ targeted benzodiazepine testing uses high-resolution mass spectrometry to identify 27 different benzodiazepines and metabolites in the urine.
Precision mental and behavioral health therapeutics - Insights
Our Precision Mental and Behavioral Health Therapeutics initiative leverages cutting-edge diagnostic solutions to optimize medication management for psychiatric and neurologic patients.
Find out why testing for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic and anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies is recommended for differential diagnosis.
Head and neck pathology at Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Head and neck pathology consultations often relate to the classification of salivary, sinonasal, and oropharynx tumors.Check out Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ head and neck pathology section, which is integrated with the clinical practice at...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories urologic pathology section provides consultations on kidney, bladder, prostate, testicular, and penile cases.
New tests launched in September - Insights
In September 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced ten new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New tests launched in November - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories launched the following three tests in November.
Prostate Health Index (phi) [Test in Focus] - Insights
Useful For Assessing the patient’s probability of having detectable prostate cancer when totalprostate specific antigen (PSA) concentrations are between
Chromium and Cobalt Testing [Test in Focus] - Insights
Chromium and cobalt blood tests are used to monitor exposure to these elements. Both of these elements are naturally occurring and widely distributed in the environment. Previously, serum samples were collected and used to monitor patients...
Alpha-gal testing [Test in Focus] - Insights
Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., associate director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Immunoassay Lab, explains how humans can develop an allergy to the alpha-gal molecule, and he describes a new allergen antibody test that can be used to detect it. Dr....
Case Studies in Laboratory Safety - Insights
PACEThis webinar will provide a review of several real-life laboratory safety events. The presentation will outline the scenarios, the lessons learned and look at ways future incidents can be prevented. We will also discuss ways to create...
MDM2 gene amplification [Test in Focus] - Insights
William Sukov, M.D., provides an overview of the MDM2 gene amplification assay — a test that looks for amplification of the MDM2 gene region on chromosome 12q. He reviews when this test should be ordered, how it compares to other test...
Plasma Cell Proliferative Disorder [Test in Focus] - Insights
Linda Baughn Ph.D. gives an overview of this new test available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. She discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing improves upon other testing approaches, and what clinical action can be...
B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia monitoring for minimal residual disease [Test in Focus] - Insights
Min Shi, M.D., Ph.D., a hematologist and co-director of Mayo Clinic's Flow Cytometry Laboratory, explains recent updates to the B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia minimal residual disease flow cytometry assay. This test is used to identify...
Myelodysplastic syndrome - Insights
Browse our wide variety of testing options for the prognosis and risk stratification associated with myelodysplastic syndrome.
Additional neuromuscular disorders - Insights
Learn how our comprehensive menu of focused panels can provide clarity and confidence when diagnosing neuromuscular disorders.
See how our Special Coagulation Laboratory offers algorithmic approaches to meet your bleeding disorder testing needs.
Monthly updates to current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and logical observation identifiers names and codes (LOINC).
Sarcoma NGS Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
n order to aid in the diagnosis for a wide range of tumors, our sarcoma NGS panel includes fusions in 138 individual genes.
Comprehensive panels - Insights
Learn how our in-depth genetic testing can determine whether a cancer is hereditary in origin for individuals with a family history of cancer.
Find out how patients with a cancer diagnosis can benefit from single-gene analysis to pinpoint whether the cancer is genetic in nature.
Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
We offer advanced testing of the most pertinent antibodies associated with IMNM on a sensitive immunofluorescence-based assay providing fast results for patients.