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Biopharma solutions - Insights
Inspired by Mayo Clinic’s tradition of collaboration to break down barriers, expand knowledge, and change medicine, BioPharma Diagnostics brings unmatched expertise and quality to each project. Whether supporting clinical trials, advancing...
Colorectal Cancer NGS Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Our panel was designed to meet current guidelines and remain targeted enough to provide clinically actionable results.
Multiple Sclerosis Profile Updates - Insights
Maria Alice Willrich, Ph.D., explains kappa free light chain testing — Mayo Clinic Laboratories' data-driven approach to diagnose multiple sclerosis. The automated assay is more sensitive, cost-effective, and faster than traditional...
Learn how the pulmonary pathology section at Mayo Clinic Laboratories can provide second-opinion consultations on a broad range of neoplastic and nonneoplastic thoracic cases, including primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Lung Cancer NGS Panel - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Our targeted lung cancer panel assesses for mutations in eight genes, and rearrangements in four genes, including those recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: EGFR, ROS1, BRAF, and ALK.
Chain of Custody Testing - Insights
Loralie Langman, Ph.D., explains the difference between chain of custody and clinical toxicology testing. Chain of custody is a process used for toxicology testing when the results might have legal implications for the individual tested....
We offer next-generation sequencing and comprehensive fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) panels, as well as extensive immunohistochemistry (IHC) offerings, to diagnose and monitor T-cell lymphoma.
Confirmatory testing - Insights
Use of mass spectrometry technology in Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ confirmatory drug testing enables accurate identification of parent drugs and metabolites, equipping providers with confidence about their patients’ drug use.
Encephalitis caused by the immune system attacking the brain is similar in frequency to encephalitis from infections, Mayo Clinic researchers report in Annals of Neurology.
Organic acid disorders - Insights
Check out how Mayo Clinic Laboratories testing for organic acid metabolism disorders can help provide early diagnosis that enable prompt intervention.
Amino acid disorders - Insights
Learn more about how amino acid metabolism testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories can assist in diagnosing the most preventable and treatable amino acid disorders.
Find out more about UBA1Q, a quantitative droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) assay that targets seven possible mutations that can occur in the UBA1 gene and help identify VEXAS syndrome.
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Biologics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Insights
PACE/State of FL - Laboratory tests available at Mayo Clinic Laboratories to monitor patients using monoclonal antibody therapies for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Research Suggests Genetics Are Key in Treating Night Sweats - Insights
Hormone therapy is often used to prevent night sweats. But finding the right dose of estrogen can be tricky, with some women needing more estrogen than others to get relief. A new Mayo Clinic study published in Menopause: The Journal of the...
Tick-borne coinfection - Insights
Browse our suite of serological and molecular testing designed to detect tick-borne pathogen coinfections.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 13 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how the DnaJ heat shock protein family B member 9 is a novel biomarker for fibrillary GN.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Dec. 10 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the evaluation of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance: A consensus report of the International Kidney and Monoclonal Gammopathy Research Group.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories upfront, screening enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detects Coccidioides antibodies prior to testing by complement fixation (CF) or immunodiffusion (ID). Samples that result as reactive by are subsequently reflexed...
Hereditary causes of kidney stones - Insights
Learn about our kidney stone panel, which assesses 72 genes associated with inherited conditions that can lead to stone development.
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.
Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., Makes a Case for Pharmacogenomics - Insights
Pharmacogenomic testing is still limited, despite ample research, the existence of guidelines, and the emerging evidence it can help patients. Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Personalized Genomics Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in...
Learn more about how carrier screening at Mayo Clinic Laboratories can provide prospective parents with a personalized risk assessment of bearing a child with certain inherited conditions.
Mayo Clinic Discovers Biological Markers That Could Guide Treatment for Prostate Cancer - Insights
Genetic alterations in low-risk prostate cancer diagnosed by needle biopsy can identify men that harbor higher-risk cancer in their prostate glands, Mayo Clinic has discovered.
Lysosomal metabolism and storage disorders - Insights
Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ comprehensive menu of biochemical and molecular testing can clarify diagnosis of a lysosomal metabolism and storage disorder.
Cholesterol biosynthesis and transport - Insights
Check out Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ testing approach to diagnose disorders related to cholesterol biosynthesis and transport.
Peroxisomal biogenesis and metabolism - Insights
Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ testing for peroxisomal biogenesis and metabolism disorders can assist in the identification of these sometimes fatal conditions.
Cardiovascular Pathology Services at Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Cardiovascular pathology focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to the consultative practice. Learn more about our service.
July 2023 - Breast Pathology Case 1 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Breast Pathology.
Ticks and the Art of Finding Beauty in Dreadful, Wonderful Parasites - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., spends her work hours identifying and diagnosing infectious diseases. In her free time, she celebrates their beauty by creating bug-related artwork and blogging about parasites.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Oct. 16 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the role of deficient DNA mismatch repair status in patients with stage III colon cancer treated with FOLFOX adjuvant chemotherapy.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: December 26 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Histoplasma and Blastomyces antigen detection assays are commonly used diagnostic tools. However, a high level of cross-reactivity between these antigens prevents definitive pathogen identification by...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 26 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the effect of inorganic nitrite versus a placebo on exercise capacity among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: October 3 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Gene fusions involving tumor protein p63 gene (TP63) occur in multiple T and B cell lymphomas and portend a dismal prognosis for patients. The function and mechanisms of TP63 fusions remain unclear, and...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: September 26 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Semaglutide in HFpEF across obesity class and by body weight reduction.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leading reference laboratory, and Helix, the nation’s leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, today announced a new strategic collaboration that will provide life sciences customers access to...
Thrombotic Microangiopathies (TMA) [Test in Focus] - Insights
Meera Sridharan, M.D., Ph.D., explains Mayo Clinic Labs’ testing approach for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). The serological complement panel examines nine analytes to gain a thorough understanding of the complement cascade to...
Lysosomal Storage Disease Panel by NGS [Test in Focus] - Insights
Devin Oglesbee, Ph.D., Director of the Biochemical and Molecular Genetics Laboratories at Mayo Clinic, provides an overview of the lysosomal storage disease panel, when it is appropriate to order this test, what actions the results allow...
Week in Review: April 22 - Insights
Today's highlights include: Study mines cancer genetics to help with targeted treatment, Mayo Clinic to launch staffing tool app to find 'right nurse for the right role', and new blood biomarker may lead to early diagnosis of frontotemporal...
Week in Review: April 8 - Insights
Today's Highlights Include: 5 reasons to consider becoming an organ donor, why so many women in middle age are on antidepressants, and should you get a second COVID-19 vaccine booster?
September 2023 - Laboratory Genetics & Genomics - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Laboratory Genetics and Genomics.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Jan. 14 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the identification of prognostic phenotypes of esophageal adenocarcinoma in two independent cohorts.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Aug. 20 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how fasting blood glucose levels provide an estimate of duration and progression of pancreatic cancer before diagnosis.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: April 17 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights autologous mesenchymal stem cells, applied in a bioabsorbable matrix, for treatment of perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease.
Sudden cardiac death and episodes of fainting and seizures from long QT syndrome are significantly lower than previously thought when patients are diagnosed and treated at a specialty center dedicated to the treatment of genetic heart...
Updates Streamline Autoimmune Neurology Testing: Anastasia Zekeridou, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights
Anastasia Zekeridou, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated panels and methodology boost the accuracy and efficiency of testing for three autoimmune neurology biomarkers. Early diagnosis is key to managing debilitating...
Hereditary Oncology Testing [Test in Focus] - Insights
Wei Shen, Ph.D., explains Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new expert-backed, hereditary oncology panels, which use next-generation sequencing to identify genetic mutations linked to increased cancer risk. By only including clinically significant...
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Antibody against the GABA-A receptor is a biomarker of autoimmune encephalopathy that occurs across the lifespan, and disproportionately affects children. In this test-specific episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Andrew McKeon,...