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Multiple sclerosis - Insights

See how our innovative evaluations detect multiple sclerosis with increased sensitivity to put patients on the correct diagnostic pathway.

Newborn screening - Insights

Learn more Mayo Clinic Laboratories robust menu of newborn screening testing, which includes both primary and second-tier biochemical and molecular evaluations.

Ceramides - Insights

Ceramides are lipids associated with atherosclerotic plaque formation, hypertension, insulin resistance, and obesity. Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ testing quantifies ceramides, providing an early indicator to help physicians predict heart...

Mayo Clinic Research Advances Diagnostics to Lead COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Insights

When COVID-19 spread across the U.S. in early March, Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory urgently responded.

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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...

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.

Growing Your Laboratory Through Outreach - Insights

Providing resources on how to best leverage and optimize your laboratory for patients, clients, and staff.

Mayo Clinic Minute: What Are the "ABCs" of Avoiding Ticks? - Insights

It's time to start preparing for what could be a bumper crop of ticks across the U.S. As the last of the winter's snow melts, ticks start coming up from under the grass looking for a blood meal. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Bobbi Pritt,...

Tick Season Outlook: Elitza Theel, Ph.D. - Insights

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, to...

Cytogenetic Testing for Pediatric Patients With Hematologic Malignancies - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Patricia Greipp, D.O., discusses fluorescence in situ hybridization, or FISH testing, particularly related to pediatric patients with hematologic malignancies.

Week in Review: May 13 - Insights

Today's highlights include: Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges, Rochester hospitals score top grades in safety, and Mayo Clinic breaks ground on $155M Minnesota hospital expansion.

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Featured on Mayo Clinic Radio to Discuss Lyme Disease Predictions for 2017 - Insights

On the April 22 broadcast of Mayo Clinic Radio, co-hosts Tracy McCray and Tom Shives, M.D., spoke with Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory, about an update on Lyme disease predictions for 2017.

Labile Copper Test Enhances Evaluation for Wilson's Disease: Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D. - Insights

Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' labile copper assay (Mayo ID: LBCS) improves upon standard blood tests for Wilson's disease. The new assay measures not just overall copper but also the fraction of copper that...

Grounded in gratitude, embracing treatment with hope - Insights

The fifth episode of “Life of a Specimen” video series highlights Joy Carol’s treatment journey after Mayo Clinic Laboratories antibody testing identified a paraneoplastic autoimmune disorder as the cause of her life-threatening symptoms.

The specimen's journey to the laboratory: Refined processes, superior quality, unwavering care - Insights

Check out the second episode of “Life of a Specimen,” a video exploration of the complex path taken by patient samples through testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. In this episode, we hear about the quality processes and careful treatment...

Epilepsy - Insights

Learn how our testing identifies genetic and autoimmune causes of epilepsy. Accurate diagnosis helps physicians identify potential treatment options.

Reframing diagnosis for peripheral neuropathy - Insights

Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ algorithmic testing approach to peripheral neuropathy cuts through diagnostic complexity to provide meaningful answers.

December 2023 - Gastroenterology 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 Gastroenterology Pathology.

Myasthenia Gravis [Test in Focus] - Insights

Christopher Klein, M.D., discusses Mayo Clinic’s updated myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton syndrome testing approach. Automatic reflex to second-line testing saves time and increases sensitivity and specificity to confirm diagnosis in...

Test in Focus - Insights

Our experts discuss the latest from Mayo Clinic Laboratories, so you can stay up to date on the most advanced diagnostics and newly developed tests. Note: Podcasts will not play back on Internet Explorer. Please use an alternative web...

Hereditary Alzheimer's disease and dementia - Insights

Learn about our genetic testing for Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia, and CADASIL.

Liver Disease Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Mayo Clinic Laboratories offers the only comprehensive testing menu for liver disease developed by clinical experts that enables health care providers to determine the underlying cause and rule out other causes for the disease.

Tick Dragging with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. - Insights

On a recent tick drag with Minnesota Department of Health researchers, Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and...

Diagnostic Testing Algorithms for Celiac Disease - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., will review the diagnostic testing algorithms for celiac disease and highlight the advantages and limitations of certain tests, including serology and genetic assays.

CPT Codes and LOINC Update: September 2020 - Insights

The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of September

Phlebotomy modules - Insights

Our interactive learning modules encompass many of the necessary skills to further develop your knowledge and skills on your journey as a phlebotomist.

Familial Variant Targeted Testing (FMTT) - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Megan Hoenig, M.S., M.P.H., CGC, a licensed and certified genetic counselor with the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, describes the principles and benefits of Familial...

Renal genetics - Insights

Learn how our renal genetic testing was developed by a team of experts and is among the most comprehensive diagnostic testing available.

Coagulation Disorders - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Our special coagulation laboratory has been at the forefront of patient-centered and value-based diagnostic laboratory testing, research, and patient management for nearly 90 years.

Adrenal disease - Insights

Learn how Mayo Clinic Laboratories testing for adrenal diseases can help physicians detect and classify adrenal disorders.

New tests launched in October - Insights

In October 2021, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced eleven new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

GFAP: Novel Test for a Newly Identified Meningoencephalomyelitis - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is the only laboratory in the world to offer testing for a novel form of autoimmune meningoencephalomyelitis. Known as autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy, the condition was identified...

PIK3CA assay guides treatment of progressing breast cancer - Insights

Katherine Geiersbach, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' PIK3CA assay informs breast cancer treatment. The assay identifies patients eligible for a certain second-line therapy when initial treatment has failed.

Hereditary epilepsy - Insights

Find out how we perform in-depth mutation and copy number variant analysis to determine causes of epilepsy and identify potential treatment options.

Updated testing algorithms for plasma cell proliferative disorders [Test in Focus] - Insights

Xinjie Xu, Ph.D., co-director of Mayo's Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, explains Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated approach to testing for risk stratification of patients newly diagnosed with plasma cell proliferative disorders, such as...

Monogenic IBD Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Monogenic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a diverse spectrum of rare genetic disorders that present with intestinal inflammation. The majority of patients with monogenic IBD, unlike those with polygenic IBD, show symptoms before...

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.

Disaccharidase Activity Panel [Test in Focus] - Insights

Pua Hopson, D.O., discusses Mayo Clinic Labs’ new disaccharidase activity panel, which measures levels of five digestive enzymes to identify deficiencies that cause carbohydrate maldigestion and can lead to chronic conditions like celiac...

Boone Health: Bringing advanced diagnostic care to underserved rural areas - Insights

Situated in a sprawling geographic region in mid-Missouri, Boone Health expanded its reach to improve access to high-quality holistic care throughout the area, improving the health of community members and increasing net revenue along the...

Business solutions - Insights

Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories helps hospital laboratories reduce costs and grow revenue.

Pathology Services - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

The consultative practice at Mayo Clinic Laboratories excels at delivering high quality diagnostic pathology through second-opinion consultations, a robust menu of subspecialty testing and staining, and digital pathology services.

Research - Insights

The exchange of medical knowledge is a founding principle of Mayo Clinic. William J. Mayo, M.D., said it best: “It is a great thing to make scientific discoveries of rare value, but it is even greater to be willing to share these...

Ethanol - Insights

Learn more about how direct ethanol biomarker testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories provides heightened sensitivity and specificity to accurately assess alcohol use and alcohol use disorder.

Mayo Clinic Offers New Prostate Cancer Test from Beckman Coulter, Reduces Unnecessary Biopsies - Insights

The prostate health index or phi test reduces the need for prostate cancer biopsies by 30 percent.

IDH assay facilitates timelier leukemia treatment: Rong He, M.D. - Insights

In this test-specific episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Rong He, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' IDHQ test improves upon next generation sequencing for assessing AML treatment options.

Phlebotomy Top Gun: Order of Draw-Do We Still Care? - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., will cover the need and evidence behind following the order of draw recommendations for routine blood collection. Specifically, does evidence demonstrate a need to collect serum tubes...

Next-generation sequencing - Insights

Browse our comprehensive next-generation sequencing test menu for patients who have bleeding and thrombosis disorders.

Comprehensive urine drug profiles - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ comprehensive controlled substance monitoring profiles use multiple methodologies to detect the lowest levels of substances.

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.