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MCL - Informed Consent for Genetic Testing for Deceased Individuals - MC1235-243
MCL - Informed Consent Genetic Testing Deceased Individuals - Informed Consent Genetic Testing Deceased Individuals Testing genetic conditions complex Prior providing consent
Specialized BioPharma accessioning team collaborates for quality assurance - Insights
At Mayo Clinic, quality is not an act, it’s a habit. This commitment extends into BioPharma Diagnostics, where a team of four quality assurance assistants and three lab processing assistants has recently come together as the BioPharma...
Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Lisa Wortman Raring - Insights
In her role as a proposal writer, Lisa Wortman Raring helps show clients everything Mayo Clinic Laboratories has to offer, making it clear how the organization can best meet their needs and the needs of their patients.
Units of Measurement - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Units of Measure A list of common units used in the reporting of our assays has been defined. Refer to the table for these units as well as the recommended report abbreviations. Last updated: June 6, 2025...
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.
An efficient, cost-effective, fungal testing alternative: Elitza Theel, Ph.D. - Insights
Elitza Theel, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique Histoplasma/Blastomyces test provides cost-effective evaluation for fungal infections that cause pulmonary illness. The assay reliably detects both Histoplasma and...
COVID-19 & influenza testing algorithm arms Mayo Clinic for the upcoming flu season - Insights
Flu season is just now unfolding. But this time, it’s piggy-backed with a pandemic, which threatens to spike with the colder weather as people huddle indoors. Adding to this conundrum is the unsettling fact that, for both COVID-19 and the...
Downtime Form - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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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...
CPT Code and Test Classification Updates - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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When It Comes to Donating Blood, the Needs of the Patient Come First for Shannon Stangler - Insights
Shannon Stangler, a Field Sales and Service Operations Manager for Mayo Medical Laboratories, has been donating blood for 19 years—ever since she stepped foot out of Mayo Clinic’s new employee orientation.
St. Charles Health System Teams Up with Mayo Medical Laboratories to Perform Testing - Insights
St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon, has selected Mayo Medical Laboratories as its primary reference laboratory, giving the health system access to Mayo Clinic’s extensive menu of laboratory tests and clinical expertise.
Molecular Detection for Tuberculosis Drug Resistance [Test in Focus] - Insights
Nancy Wengenack, Ph.D. gives an overview of this test available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. She discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing compares to other testing approaches, and what clinical action can be...
MCL - Informed Consent for Genetic Testing - MC1235-117
MCL - Informed Consent Genetic Testing - Informed Consent Genetic Testing Testing genetic conditions complex warranted obtain professional genetic counseling prior
Tick-borne coinfection - Insights
Browse our suite of serological and molecular testing designed to detect tick-borne pathogen coinfections.
Web Test Catalog Changes - Insights
On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, several changes will be made to the information displayed on the Mayo Clinic Laboratories online test catalog. These changes will improve accuracy and clarity of important information regarding test performanc
Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Tim Brantner - Insights
Before he arrived at Mayo Clinic, Tim Brantner worked for a variety of organizations outside of health care. He joined Mayo Clinic Laboratories 14 years ago to help tell the labs’ story.
Units of Measurement - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: IBDP2 - Insights
In this test specific episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., explains how IBDP2, when used after first-line testing has failed, can distinguish between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
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...
The Importance of Sales Call Planning in Laboratory Outreach Sales - Insights
Sales is a vital component of a thriving laboratory outreach program. It requires a unique skill set and a dedicated focus on advocating the value of your laboratory and its ability to deliver reliable, high-quality services to your...
Holiday - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Turkey Tips for Thanksgiving - Insights
Preparing a Thanksgiving turkey can prove tricky for even the most experienced cooks. How big of a bird to select, how to thaw it in time, and how to avoid undercooking, overcooking or—even worse—food poisoning, are among the challenges...
December 2022 - Transfusion Medicine - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Transfusion Medicine.
Novel panel identifies toxins linked to asthma and GI diseases - Insights
Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' EDN panel improves the evaluation of certain patients with asthma and autoimmune digestive disorders. EDN is the first laboratory test that provides a marker of...
Sarcoma Targeted Gene Panel [Test in Focus] - Insights
Andre Oliveira, M.D., Ph.D., gives an overview of this testing available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing compares to previous testing approaches, and what clinical action...
An emotional proposition for a pancreatic cancer survivor: Jim Smith - Insights
Since overcoming a life-threatening diagnosis five years ago, Jim Smith has embraced life. But each time he travels to Mayo Clinic for follow-up laboratory testing, a well of emotions rises up to remind him of life’s fragility. Thankfully,...
MCL @Work: Ben Levno - Insights
As a senior product manager for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Ben Levno supports the neurology segment of specialty testing. While Mayo Clinic physicians have access to our world-renowned neurology testing to diagnose and care for patients,...
Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Heather Van Buskirk - Insights
As a client account representative, Heather Van Buskirk uses her problem-solving skills to make sure invoices get paid in a timely manner, so Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ services remain available to providers and their patients.
A web of care, close to home: Support on the cancer journey - Insights
Dr. Dollahite received world-class cancer treatment from a web of health care organizations, including Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Yet she never left New York; most of her treatment occurred in Ithaca. What made that possible was...
What's New in Health Care Reform: Dec. 26 - Insights
Top highlights include: FDA panel backs prescribing opioid overdose reversal drug along with painkillers, Surgeon General warns youth vaping is now an "epidemic," international patients seeking cures in the states, Mayo Clinic President and...
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 Labs @Work: Ona Saras - Insights
As a clinical specialty representative, Ona Saras’ decade-long dedication to patient care and advocacy for cutting-edge testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories has transformed lives across Northern California and Reno, Nevada. Through personal...
MCL First TrimesterSequential Maternal Screening Patient Information MC1235122
MCL TrimesterSequential Maternal Screening Patient Information Complete print Reset Form Trimester Sequential Maternal Screening Patient Information Patient Information Middle Birth Date
A web of care, close to home: Support on the cancer journey - Insights
Dr. Dollahite received world-class cancer treatment from a web of health care organizations, including Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Yet she never left New York; most of her treatment occurred in Ithaca. What made that possible was...
Take a deeper look at the care provided to laboratory testing specimens along their meticulous journey through Mayo Clinic Laboratories testing.
Due to a pending winter storm affecting the FedEx hub in Memphis, Tennessee, and the UPS hub in Louisville, Kentucky, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will monitor and track the situation with our logistics partners to minimize challenges. Read...
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.
Setup Files - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Week in Review: November 1 - Insights
Top highlights include: Facebook launches into the digital space of healthcare, medical breakthrough for Ebola, and how the brain makes memories.
Orientation and Onboarding: Best Practices - Insights
We have all been in the position of starting something new: a new class, new hobby, or a new job. Imagine yourself arriving for a new endeavor, entering a vacant room with a set of instructions on the chalkboard to complete some paperwork,...
numares and Mayo Clinic Laboratories have announced a collaboration to develop clinical diagnostic tests that will measure clusters of risk factors as opposed to individual biomarkers. The unique testing will use nuclear magnetic resonance...
Appropriate Use of Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel by PCR [Utilization Spotlight] - Insights
Infectious diarrhea is a common and usually self-limited illness. While most patients with infectious causes of diarrhea will get better on their own, there are certain scenarios in which testing is indicated. The The FilmArray...
Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Testing - Insights
Audrey Schuetz, M.D., provides a detailed overview of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new culture-based extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) testing. Used to screen for the presence of multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria in donor stool...
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.
Avoid seller's remorse: Why owning your lab makes sense - Insights
For community health care providers, owning a laboratory has been likened to shoveling money down a giant drain. Cayuga Medical Center is challenging that narrative. Instead of selling, Cayuga is investing in its lab — which it considers a...
A downward spiral undone: Jon Bratsch - Insights
Lying in an ICU bed as sick as he could get, Jon Bratsch thought he was past the point of no return. But when a Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ test revealed the source of his dire symptoms, everything changed. Today, Jon’s back to the life and...
Chromosomal microarray better informs brain tumor diagnosis - Insights
Molecular biomarkers are a critical component in the treatment of adult and pediatric brain tumors. Robert Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' chromosomal microarray provides more comprehensive and accurate tumor...
Accurately characterize marijuana use through urine THC testing - Insights
Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., and Loralie Langman, Ph.D., discuss Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new marijuana monitoring evaluation, which identifies metabolites of both delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and delta-8 THC to accurately identify and...
Zhiyv (Neal) Niu, Ph.D., and Christopher Klein, M.D., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated neuromuscular gene panel informs diagnosis and treatment. The phenotype-based panel covers the complete list of neuromuscular genes and...