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Beyond the Test Result: Greg Widseth - Insights

Greg Widseth was suddenly hit by a rare disease that prompted his immune system to attack his brain cells, resulting in as many as 60 seizures a day. Special blood and spinal fluid tests developed by Mayo Medical Laboratories confirmed that...

Infectious diseases - Insights

Mayo Clinic offers a broad selection of tests designed for rapid identification and in-depth characterization of the causative agents of infectious diseases.

Gastroenterology - Insights

Mayo Clinic has been recognized as the No. 1 gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1990. Backed by the experience and knowledge of more than 140 digestive disease...

Neurology - Insights

A collaboration with Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics includes access to the neurologic disease testing capabilities of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Our highly specialized neurology testing menu features more than 400 neurologist-backed...

Neurology Testing - Mayo Clinic Labs

Our laboratory collaborates closely with the practice and is designed to offer the most complex, clinically validated testing.

Next-generation sequencing: Examining an often oversimplified & misunderstood technology - Part III - Insights

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...

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.

NGS for Myeloid Neoplasm Evaluation - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," David Viswanatha, M.D., discusses updates to Mayo Clinic's next-generation sequencing (NGS) for myeloid neoplasm evaluation, involving new test targets, the rationale for new genetic regions, alignments with the...

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...

Synthesizing cardiovascular genetic test results into a unified diagnosis for the patient - Insights

For over two decades, Mayo Clinic has been at the forefront of cardiovascular (CV) genetic testing. The current test menu features 24 different panels that span over 300 genes linked to inherited cardiovascular disorders, many of which are...

Unveiling a novel hemoglobinopathy classification - Insights

In a recent discovery by Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a novel hemoglobinopathy category was identified and termed epsilon gamma thalassemia. The first instance of the disorder was found in 2017 when an obstetric patient underwent a routine...

MayoComplete - Insights

Learn about our menu of MayoComplete testing including a 515-gene panel and multiple disease-specific panels, which span the cancer spectrum.

About Us - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories isn’t just a reference lab. We’re also the diagnostic lab for a hospital, just like your lab. So we know the many benefits of keeping tests as close to patients as possible.

Genetics - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Our genetic testing was developed by experienced geneticists, genetic counselors, laboratory scientists, and bioinformaticians. We focus on providing easy to understand answers, interpreted by those same individuals who have an intimate...

Hereditary testing by specialty - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is a one-stop laboratory for hereditary testing, featuring a robust menu of molecular, cytogenic, biochemical, and functional assays that support diagnosis and care.

Regaining quality of life after a decade lost to misdiagnosis: Kelly Dubois - Insights

Misdiagnosed with acromegaly, a disease marked by too much growth hormone, and plagued by a host of mysterious health problems from unnecessary medications, Kelly DuBois finally found answers after pharmacogenomic testing from Mayo Clinic...

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.

Rare patient case helps inform and validate GABA-A-R antibody encephalitis testing: JoAnne Michael - Insights

JoAnne Michael’s symptoms started with dizziness and forgetfulness before down spiraling into severe confusion, crying jags, and brain seizures. ER doctors at her local hospital initially thought she was on drugs. JoAnne, terrified,...

Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Quality testing from start to finish - Insights

Guided by a patient-centric philosophy, Mayo Clinic Laboratories has a unique internal structure of quality specialists, coordinators, and engineers who constantly evaluate and improve laboratory operations. This structure supports a host...

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.

Laboratory Utilization Management: Tick-Borne Disease Testing - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will be discussing laboratory utilization management, specifically for diagnostic testing for tick-borne diseases.

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...

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...

A novel testing approach for newly identified VEXAS syndrome - Insights

VEXAS syndrome is a severe autoinflammatory disease that results in a spectrum of rheumatologic and hematologic conditions. The underlying cause of newly identified VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome —...

Syndromic Testing for Infectious Diseases: Respiratory Infections - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., discusses the use of multiplex panels for the diagnosis of respiratory infections and focuses on the clinical utility of these tests in the setting of upper respiratory tract...

High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay Promises Novel Uses in Managing Patients with Chronic Heart Disease - Insights

After a long wait, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finally approved the Elecsys Troponin T Gen 5 STAT blood test. Recently, the Beckman hscTnI assay was also approved. These high-sensitivity troponin assays will benefit emergency...

August 2023 - Lab 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.

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...

Global capabilities - Insights

Check out how Mayo Clinic Laboratories optimized global capabilities facilitate individualized solutions that ensure international clients receive expeditious, accurate answers.

Multicenter Collaboration Defends against Vector-Borne Diseases - Insights

Teamwork is critical among staff from Mayo Clinic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Minnesota Department of Health, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in order to keep tabs on tick trends and defend against vector-borne...

3-D Anatomic Scanning and Modeling: A Technology with Near-Limitless Potential in Pathology Applications - Insights

In the fall of 2017, Shayla Polanchek, a recent recipient of a heart transplant at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, returned to campus to review the specimen of her old heart, the one that had been removed from her chest. She had asked...

Autoimmune Encephalitis Misdiagnosis - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Eoin Flanagan, M.B., B. Ch., discusses the important issue of autoimmune encephalitis misdiagnosis and identifies red flags that be useful in clinical practice to suggest alternative diagnoses and highlight...

MayoACCESS Resources - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Catalog AlgorithmsDownload Test Catalog & Interpretive HandbookNew TestsNY State Informed Consent TestsPerforming LocationsReferred TestsSpecialty TestingTest Updates...

New High-Resolution Targeted Opioid Screen: Superior Sensitivity and Specificity to Evaluate Adherence to Prescribed Opioid Therapy - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., discusses the high-resolution targeted opioid screening test from Mayo Clinic Laboratories, which offers sensitivity and specificity for use in the monitoring and management of patients who...

Helicobacter pylori testing: 2021 update - Insights

In this month’s Hot Topic, Robin Patel, M.D., discusses Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new PCR assay for detection of Helicobacter pylori detection and determination of clarithromycin resistance directly from stool.

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.

Testing for Streptococcus pneumoniae Antibodies - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., identifies the clinical application of testing for Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide antibodies and describes the tests available for measuring these antibodies.

Pediatric - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ full suite of pediatric hematologic testing equips pediatric hematologists with comprehensive answers to diagnose and direct care.

Biomarker and companion diagnostic testing - Insights

Browse our suite of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic, quantitative and semi-quantitative immunohistochemical stains with interpretation.

Biomarker and companion diagnostic testing - Insights

Browse our suite of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic, quantitative and semi-quantitative immunohistochemical stains with interpretation.

Biomarker and companion diagnostic testing - Insights

Browse our suite of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic, quantitative and semi-quantitative immunohistochemical stains with interpretation.

Biomarker and companion diagnostic testing - Insights

Browse our suite of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic, quantitative and semi-quantitative immunohistochemical stains with interpretation.

Biomarker and companion diagnostic testing - Insights

Browse our suite of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic, quantitative and semi-quantitative immunohistochemical stains with interpretation.

Biomarker and companion diagnostic testing - Insights

Browse our suite of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic, quantitative and semi-quantitative immunohistochemical stains with interpretation.

MayoComplete - Insights

Find out how our suite of MayoComplete next-generation sequencing panels puts patients on the right treatment path.

Autoimmune Movement Disorders - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Our phenotype specific testing for autoimmune movement disorders contain clinically relevant antibodies providing accurate answers for treatment guidance.

Biomarker and companion diagnostic testing - Insights

Browse our suite of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic, quantitative and semi-quantitative immunohistochemical stains with interpretation.

Urinary Steroid Profile Assay

Understanding the difference between benign and malignant adrenal tumors has alway been difficult; this new assay will assist with this medical challenge.

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.

Dengue Virus: A Diagnostic Testing Update - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., talks about Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ serologic and molecular testing for the identification of infection with dengue virus. Dengue virus poses a significant public health threat worldwide....