The Secrets of Cryoprecipitate: A Blood Banking Process - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Jessie Swanson and Michelle Soland from the Component Laboratory will discuss the process improvement that helped decrease the standard cryoprecipitate dosage and the positive impact it has on patients.
New Test Options for NTRK Gene Fusions - Insights
The presence NTRK gene fusions is one of the eligibility requirements for the recently FDA-approved therapy Vitrakvi (larotrectinib), a therapy indicated in adult and pediatric patients with solid tumors regardless of the type of tumor....
Autoimmune Myelopathy Evaluation [Test in Focus] - Insights
Patients with autoimmune myelopathy present with subacute onset and rapid progression of spinal cord symptoms (weakness, gait difficulties, loss of sensation, neuropathic pain, and bowel and bladder dysfunction). Autoimmune myelopathy...
Antibody Prevalence in Epilepsy and Encephalopathy (APE2) Score - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Divyanshu Dubey, M.B.B.S., discusses how patients with encephalopathy and/or epilepsy of unknown etiology may have an autoimmune or paraneoplastic cause.
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Panel [Test in Focus] - Insights
Rondell P. Graham, M.B.B.S., gives an overview of this test available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing improves upon previous testing approaches, what clinical action can...
Raising the Bar on Newborn Screening Test Performance - Insights
Newborn screening panels that test for a variety of conditions are available in every state; however, test performance and response rate by each state are very different. Mayo Clinic's Biochemical Genetics Laboratory created the...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories at Executive War College - Insights
From April 30 to May 1, laboratory leaders will join together to address laboratory trends and challenges at the 25th annual Executive War College in New Orleans. This year, Curt Hanson, M.D., and Jane Hermansen are two of the featured...
Long and Winding Road Leads to Mayo-and a "Miracle" - Insights
In April 2018, Frank Lonabaugh was driving when his hand slid down the steering wheel. Odd, he thought. Unusual. And looking back, the first sign of a problem that would lead Frank and his wife, Christine, from their home in Fort Myers,...
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)-FibroTest* [Test in Focus] - Insights
Nikola Baumann, Ph.D., gives an overview of the new NASH-FibroTest available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. She discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing improves upon previous testing approaches, and what clinical...
Discontinuation of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) IgM Testing - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss the over utilization of IgM serologic testing for herpes simplex virus and the recommendation by multiple agencies, including the CDC and the Infectious Diseases Society of...