SEAS - Overview: Seasonal Inhalants Allergen Profile, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to seasonal inhalants Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
P63 - Overview: p63 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Aiding in identifying squamous, urothelial, or myoepithelial differentiation in tumors
SORD - Overview: Sorbitol and Xylitol, Quantitative, Random, Urine
Screening for sorbitol dehydrogenase deficiency-related neuropathy
WEEPC - Overview: Western Equine Encephalitis Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in the diagnosis of Western equine encephalitis using spinal fluid specimens
SMAT - Overview: Smooth Muscle Antibody Titer, Serum
Antibody titer testing as a part of the evaluation of patients with hepatitis of unknown origin associated with hypergammaglobulinemia and/or abnormal liver enzymes
BAMRP - Overview: Bile Acids Malabsorption Panel, Serum and Feces
Aiding in the evaluation of patients suspected of having chronic diarrhea symptoms due to bile acid malabsorption
Second-tier testing of newborns with an abnormal primary screening result for mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I, decreased alpha-L-iduronidase activity) where quantitation of the glycosaminoglycans dermatan and heparan sulfate is desired...
Second-tier testing of newborns with an abnormal primary screening result for mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II, decreased iduronate-2-sulfatase) where quantitation of the glycosaminoglycans dermatan and heparan sulfate is desired in...
MYEFL - Overview: Myelodysplastic Syndrome by Flow Cytometry, Bone Marrow
Detecting increased blasts Characterizing blast phenotypes Identifying abnormal patterns of myeloid maturation as seen in myelodysplastic syndromes and other clonal myeloid neoplasms Providing additional adjunct diagnostic information in...
MAMLF - Overview: MAML2 (11q21) Rearrangement, Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma (MEC), FISH, Tissue
Supporting the diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma when used in conjunction with an anatomic pathology consultation
NELL-1 [Test in Focus] - Insights
D., discusses how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new immunohistochemistry test for the detection of NELL-1 antigen, a biomarker for membranous nephropathy found in 10% to 15% of patients, provides diagnostic...
Looking Back on Clinical Chemistry 1 - Insights
in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, takes a look back on her Clinical Chemistry 1 course....
Mayo Clinic Ranked No. 1 Hospital Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report - Insights
Report’s 29th annual "Best Hospitals Honor Roll" published online on August 14. Mayo Clinic also ranked No. 1 in more specialties than any other hospital in the country....
Orexin-A/Hypocretin-1 for the Diagnosis of Type 1 Narcolepsy [Test in Focus] - Insights
test to perform as well as to interpret. The orexin-A/hypocretin-1 test is a sensitive and specific alternative to the MSLT to diagnose type 1 narcolepsy....
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.