DCP - Overview: Des-Gamma-Carboxy Prothrombin, Serum
Risk assessment of patients with chronic liver disease for development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Aiding in the monitoring of HCC patients post therapy if the des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin level was elevated prior to therapy
NIUCR - Overview: Nickel/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Preferred specimen type for biomonitoring nickel exposure
WHIPB - Overview: Tropheryma whipplei, Molecular Detection, PCR, Blood
Aiding in the diagnosis of Whipple disease, especially for identifying inconclusive or suspicious cases, using whole blood specimens
RPRT1 - Overview: Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) Screen with Reflex to Titer, Serum
Determining the current disease status Monitoring response to therapy for syphilis Aid to diagnose congenital syphilis This test cannot be used for testing spinal fluid specimens. This test is not intended for medical-legal use.
PNRCH - Overview: Drug Immunoassay Panel, Urine
Detecting drug use involving barbiturates, cocaine, and carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol This test is not intended for use in employment-related testing.
FERR1 - Overview: Ferritin, Serum
Aiding in the diagnosis of iron deficiency and iron overload conditions Differentiating iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease
NIU - Overview: Nickel, 24 Hour, Urine
Preferred test for biomonitoring patients for nickel exposure to minimize any potential diurnal variation
ERPR - Overview: Estrogen/Progesterone Receptor, Semi-Quantitative Immunohistochemistry, Manual
Guiding decisions on hormonal therapy in patients with breast carcinomas This test is not useful for cases of lobular carcinoma in situ.
FFRBS - Overview: Friedreich Ataxia, Frataxin, Quantitative, Blood Spot
Diagnosing individuals with Friedreich ataxia in blood spot specimens Monitoring frataxin levels in patients with Friedreich ataxia This test is not useful for carrier detection.
BALAF - Overview: B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma (ALL), FISH, Adult, Varies
Detecting, at diagnosis, recurrent common chromosome abnormalities associated with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (B-ALL/LBL) and Philadelphia chromosome-like acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph-like ALL) in adult patients As...
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....
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....
Detection of (1→3)-𝝱-D-glucan as a Marker of Invasive Fungal Disease - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss the detection of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) in serum as a biomarker for the presence of invasive fungal infections....
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....