TWRP - Overview: Tropheryma whipplei, Molecular Detection, PCR, Varies
Aiding in the diagnosis of Whipple disease, especially for identifying inconclusive or suspicious cases, using tissue or fluid specimens
UPGD - Overview: Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase, Whole Blood
Preferred test for the confirmation of a diagnosis of porphyria cutanea tarda type II and hepatoerythropoietic porphyria
CAH2T - Overview: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Newborn Screen, Blood Spot
Second-tier testing of newborns with abnormal screening result for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
199PT - Overview: Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9), Peritoneal Fluid
An adjunct to cytology to differentiate between malignancy-related ascites and benign causes of ascites formation
JAK2P - Overview: JAK2 (9p24.1) Rearrangement, Hematologic Disorders, FISH, Tissue
Providing diagnostic information for hematologic malignancies Aiding in the determination of whether a targeted JAK2 inhibitor could be useful for therapy
TFEBF - Overview: Renal Cell Carcinoma, 6p21.1 (TFEB) Rearrangement, FISH, Tissue
Identifying TFEB gene rearrangements in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
BALMF - Overview: B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma (ALL), Specified FISH, Varies
Detecting a neoplastic clone associated with 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)...
BABPB - Overview: Babesia species, Molecular Detection, PCR, Blood
Initial screening or confirmatory testing for suspected babesiosis during the acute febrile stage of infection in patients from endemic areas, especially when Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears do not reveal any organisms, or the...
Providing prognostic information in patients with newly diagnosed B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia This test is not intended for use in providing prognostic information for patient with other B-cell neoplasms or hematopoietic tumors.
GALE - Overview: Uridine Diphosphate-Galactose 4' Epimerase, Blood
Diagnosis of uridine diphosphate-galactose 4' epimerase deficiency
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....