TGRP - Overview: Testosterone, Total and Free, Serum
Alternative, second-level test for suspected increases or decreases in physiologically active testosterone: -Assessment of androgen status in cases with suspected or known sex hormone-binding globulin-binding abnormalities -Assessment of...
WESR - Overview: Whole Exome Sequencing Reanalysis, Varies
Identifying a diagnosis or additional variants associated with the phenotype in patients who previously have had a negative or inconclusive whole exome sequencing test Reanalyzing whole exome sequencing data when a patient (proband)...
Determining the resistance of species of Nocardia and other aerobic actinomycetes to antimicrobial agents. This test is not useful for determining resistance of aerobic actinomycetes species of the following genera: Actinoallomurus,...
AERMC - Overview: Aeromonas Culture, Feces
Determining whether Aeromonas species may be the cause of diarrhea This test is generally not useful for patients hospitalized more than 3 days because the yield from specimens from these patients is very low, as is the likelihood of...
AAMSD - Overview: Amino Acids, Maple Syrup Urine Disease Panel, Plasma
Follow-up of patients with maple syrup urine disease Monitoring of dietary compliance for patients with maple syrup urine disease
AFP - Overview: Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Tumor Marker, Serum
Follow-up management of patients undergoing cancer therapy, especially for testicular and ovarian tumors and for hepatocellular carcinoma Often used in conjunction with human chorionic gonadotropin.(2) This test is not recommended as a...
AMISO - Overview: Amylase, Isoenzymes, Serum
Ruling out salivary amylase as the cause of elevated serum amylase
ACMFS - Overview: Acetylcholine Receptor Modulating Antibody, Flow Cytometry Assay, Serum
Diagnosis for autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) in adults and children Distinguishing autoimmune from congenital MG in adults and children or other acquired forms of neuromuscular junction transmission disorders. This test is a...
AN1TC - Overview: Antineuronal Nuclear Antibody-Type 1 (ANNA-1) Titer, Spinal Fluid
Diagnosis of paraneoplastic autoimmune neuropathies, encephalomyeloradiculopathies, related neurologic disorders, and intestinal pseudo-obstruction/dysmotility associated with small-cell lung carcinoma Reporting an end titer result from...
AFPA - Overview: Alpha-Fetoprotein, Amniotic Fluid
Screening for open neural tube defects or other fetal abnormalities Follow-up testing for patients with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein results or in conjunction with cytogenetic testing
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...