As part of Mayo Clinic’s Neuro-Oncology practice, the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics tests about 50 brain tumors a week, and upwards of 1,500 brain tumors a year from all over the world.
A team of Mayo Clinic pathologists have discovered a new tissue biomarker, DNAJB9, for fibrillary glomerulonephritis, a rare kidney disease of unknown pathogenesis and poor outlook—nearly half of all patients end up on dialysis within four...
Our staff, our stories: Ahmed and Alison Bashier - Insights
Looking back on their wedding, the Bashiers feel the event was a shining example of how greater empathy and understanding can be fostered between two very different cultures via a communal exchange of customs and traditions on an intimate...
Building the business of lab medicine - Insights
In part three of the 50th Anniversary series, Mayo Clinic Laboratories looks further outside the walls of Mayo Clinic. With the belief that the latest in diagnostic testing should be available to any patient, no matter where they are...
Mayo Clinic’s cardiac (CV) remote monitoring service uses the compact MoMe Kardia cardiac monitoring device that yields a continuous, 24/7 stream of a patient’s ECG and motion data, no matter their location. Any troubling or burgeoning...
Multiomics: A new model for identifying biomarkers to predict severe COVID-19 outcomes - Insights
In a groundbreaking study, Mayo Clinic investigators have developed a multiomic molecular method to predict clinical COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) outcomes better than traditional cytokines. Using a machine-learning-based prediction model, the team...
Whole exome sequencing - Insights
Learn more about how whole exome sequencing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories can quickly end diagnostic testing odysseys for patients with suspected genetic disorders.
Krabbe disease added to federal newborn screening panel - Insights
Thanks to advocacy work by a group of medical experts, including some from Mayo Clinic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now recommends all states screen for infantile Krabbe disease to help save newborn lives.
With the rise of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology, multigene panel testing is expanding so rapidly that clinical practice is racing to keep pace. And questions within genetic tests have expanded along with it, making definitive...
FISH testing helps detect unseen cancer cells: Shannon Camlek - Insights
On the brink of losing her battle with acute myeloid leukemia, Shannon Camlek arrived at Mayo Clinic as a last hope. Her chances didn’t look good, but with the help of specialized genetic testing, particularly FISH (fluorescence in situ...