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For Billy Dowell Jr., a competitive golfer, focus, determination, and course correction are essential to excelling at the sport. These skills, along with routine follow-up care and testing, are also important to navigating a life impacted...
Our Staff, Our Stories: Darin Kittleson - Insights
From friendly neighbor, to a hero. Darin Kittleson was in the middle of his ordinary day snow plowing his driveway when he decided to plow his neighbor’s driveway, as well. That was when he heard the cry for help. Darin rushed inside as 911...
Frequently Asked Questions - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Practical Approaches to Outreach Marketing - Insights
Marketing is an essential discipline of any successful laboratory outreach program. While specific marketing goals and audiences will differ for every program, most of them will certainly involve driving awareness and growth. A strong...
Exploratory testing - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ whole exome and whole genome sequencing assays provide in-depth interrogation of all the genes in the human genome, offering individualized insights for optimal outcomes.
Assay enhances and simplifies M-proteins screening: David Murray, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights
David Murray, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' MASSFIX Quantitation assay provides next-generation screening for M-proteins, which are associated with multiple myeloma and other diseases. The assay better quantitates the...
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Specialized testing helps reverse effects of stiff-person syndrome: James Kypuros - Insights
One summer morning, James Kypuros awoke to find his toes stiffened like claws. Then he started having falls, which culminated in losing his ability to walk or even sit up without help. Diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, James wouldn’t...
Laboratory Testing of Bone Turnover Markers - Insights
In this “Hot Topic,” Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, Ph.D., professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, discusses the role of bone turnover markers in osteoporosis treatment as well as how to best interpret changes in bone...
Lab discoveries fuel updates for autoimmune movement disorders test - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories expanded movement disorders panel better identifies autoimmune conditions. Four recently identified biomarkers — septin-5, septin-7, neurochondrin, and adaptor protein-3B2 — have been added to the panel, and all...
Phage immunoprecipitation sequencing identifies previously unknown disease biomarkers - Insights
In Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory, there are dozens of projects underway at once to develop new technologies, discover novel findings, validate new tests, and support physicians in providing advanced patient care. For...
Ceramide testing helps reduce risk of heart attack: Stephanie Blendermann - Insights
Her father was a heavy smoker who eventually needed bypass surgery for his clogged arteries, and three of her sisters died prematurely from heart attacks. So, as Stephanie Blendermann approached the age of 65, she had good reason to think...
The Living Breast Biobank - Insights
This unique Mayo Clinic resource offers a novel portal into the study of gene mutations before they cause breast cancer.
Preparation of Platelet-Poor Plasma for Special Coagulation Testing - Insights
In this months "Hot Topic," Christopher Desens, MLS(ASCP) discusses the preparation of platelet-poor plasma for coagulation testing.
Frozen and on Time: Rapid Margin Assessment Helps Prevent Repeat Surgeries - Insights
A breakthrough in pathology, achieved more than a century ago (allegedly on a frozen window ledge in Rochester, Minnesota) has evolved into an innovative aspect of care at Mayo Clinic. Mayo is one of the only medical centers in the United...
The exponential increase in the number of diagnostic tests available to physicians (in dermatopathology as well as other medical specialties) can be overwhelming, according to a new multi-institutional study co-published in the Journal of...
As a global reference laboratory integrated with a world-renowned academic health care institution, Mayo Clinic Laboratories helps providers advance patient care, strengthen your practice, and broaden access to specialized testing. Follow...
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.
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The Value Stream of an Outreach Program - Insights
When considering the outreach laboratory value stream, it is important to remember that without quality, there is no value. Through identifying sources for error or non-value-added activities, the hospital laboratory outreach program can...
Reclaiming strength and independence after rare cancer diagnosis: Alexa Lofaro - Insights
It’s been more than three years since a team of specialists and genetic testing by Mayo Clinic Laboratories helped pinpoint the cause of Alexa Lofaro’s failing health. And today, she says she continues to feel “so much better” than she did...
The birth of Mayo Clinic Laboratories: From tiny operation to international mainstay - Insights
In 1971, the Regional Laboratory, later to become Mayo Clinic Laboratories, was founded. For the first time in Mayo Clinic’s history, the institution would support the community practice of pathology for outside patients in the region and...
Learn how we partner with Mayo Clinic’s biochemical genetics laboratory for the most sophisticated technology in pediatric neurogenetic testing.
Learn how our testing identifies genetic and autoimmune causes of epilepsy. Accurate diagnosis helps physicians identify potential treatment options.
Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Testing of Yeast: A Primer for Beginners - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Nancy Wengenack, Ph.D., discusses susceptibility testing of yeast for those who are considering performing it in their laboratory, perhaps for the first time, or for those who choose to send their yeast isolates...
MayoComplete next-generation sequencing: Transforming comprehensive cancer care - Insights
Offering increased sensitivity and improved accuracy, MayoComplete next-generation testing ensures health care providers understand the distinctive genetic features of their patients’ cancer to make informed decisions to guide their care.
Epic journey yields unique offering - Insights
The quest to create a test pinpointing the source of the rare, testicular cancer-associated illness successfully concluded in the summer of 2021.
Autoimmune testing education - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is leading an evolution in autoimmune neurology diagnosis. Powered by expertise from our research labs, clinical labs, and Autoimmune Neurology Clinic, we have developed panels customized to address specific...
Sorting through the Details of an Automation Solution - Insights
Laboratories face increasing pressure to automate their operations as they are challenged by a continuing increase in workload, a need to reduce expenditure, and a demand for accuracy and improved turnaround time—essentially doing more with...
Phlebotomy Top Gun: Drawing Blood from a Patient Receiving Intravenous Fluids - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., presents a case-based scenario on drawing blood from a patient receiving intravenous fluids.
MASTERMIND: A Smarter Search for Microbial Diagnostics - Insights
In the war against microbes, human beings are vastly outnumbered—and losing the weapons race.
Myeloid Blast and Maturation Assessment by Flow Cytometry ("MDS Flow") - Insights
Flow cytometric immunophenotyping method can be useful in assessing myeloid dysmaturation. In this “Hot Topic,” Dragon Jevremovic, M.D., Ph.D., describes a new flow cytometric test to detect aberrant patterns of expression in the diagnosis...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ newly expanded Hereditary Pancreatitis Gene Panel is transforming how clinicians diagnose and manage a complex, often elusive disease. Developed through close collaboration between lab scientists, genetic...
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Diagnostic Testing Algorithms for Celiac Disease - Insights
In this month's "Hot Topic," Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., co-director of the antibody immunology laboratory at Mayo Clinic, discusses celiac disease and the role of diagnostic testing algorithms.
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 Whole Exome Sequencing Ordering Checklist MC1235222
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Our Mayo Clinic colleagues are in San Diego for the 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Follow this blog for live updates from #ASH18 as we attend the conference, mingle with colleagues at booth #2927, and...
Behind the scenes in neural antibody testing - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” John Mills, Ph.D., explains the central role of tissue immunofluorescence in the identification of neural antibodies and discusses the benefits of an integrated laboratory approach to the development and...
In this month's "Hot Topic," Bobbi Pritt, M.D., describes the challenges to traditional microscopy for the detection of protozoa in stool specimens, lists potential uses of artificial intelligence in parasite detection, and discusses...
MCL Urine Preservative Chart MC123587
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In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., discusses the use of qualitative urine screening assays and quantitative confirmatory testing to determine compliance in pain management patients.
Helicobacter pylori Infection: Serologic Testing Not Recommended [Communiqué] - Insights
Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection is among the most common bacterial infections worldwide with approximately one-half of the world’s population infected. Several invasive and noninvasive testing methods are available to detect H...
Neurogenetic Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
We offer comprehensive neurogenetic testing, backed by a multidisciplinary team of clinical neurology experts, laboratory scientists, and genetic counselors, to provide the highest standard for mutation detection and depth of coverage.