BFOS - Overview: FosB, Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Diagnosing pseudomyogenic (epithelioid sarcoma-like) hemangioendothelioma and epithelioid hemangiomas
ESTR - Overview: Estrogen Receptor Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Qualitative detection of estrogen receptor alpha protein in a diagnostic setting
ALCX - Overview: Ethanol, Chain of Custody, Blood
Detection of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) in blood to document prior consumption or administration of ethanol Quantification of the concentration of ethanol in blood correlates directly with degree of intoxication All testing is performed...
3FBLN - Overview: Fibulin 3 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification and classification of amyloid types in tissue
PBUCR - Overview: Lead/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Detecting clinically significant lead exposure, a toxic heavy metal, using random urine specimens
SPSM - Overview: Morphology Evaluation (Special Smear), Blood
Detecting disease states or syndromes of the white blood cells, red blood cells, or platelet cell lines of a patient's peripheral blood
ICOSI - Overview: ICOS (CD278), Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Classification of T-cell lymphomas
IGDI - Overview: IgD Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Aids in the classification of lymphomas and multiple myeloma
IGG4I - Overview: IgG4 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of IgG4-positive plasma cells in the tissue of patients with systemic autoimmune or allergic manifestations
Category A - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
How do I determine if my specimen is a Category A infectious substance affecting humans? See Category A Infectious Substances. By law, an......
Guidance on subtyping of influenza A test results - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ guidance for subtyping influenza A in response to a CDC advisory for hospitalized patients...
Category A Infectious Substances - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Category A Infectious Substances The Dangerous Goods section of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website provides a "Classification of Infectious Substances" document (pdf)...
Testing for Antibodies to SS-A/Ro in Autoimmune Diseases - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Anne Tebo, Ph.D., discusses recent updates in the testing for anti-SS-A/Ro antibodies in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases....
A recent Mayo Clinic study has found that many U.S. health care providers are habitually ordering a mostly unnecessary, and quite expensive, genetic test to identify a patient’s hereditary risk of venous...