ADMB - Overview: ADAMTS13 Inhibitor Bethesda Titer, Plasma
Assisting with the diagnosis of congenital, immune or acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura as a part of a profile
ADAMS - Overview: ADAMTS13 Activity Assay, Plasma
Assisting with the diagnosis and monitoring of congenital, immune, or acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
BAP1 - Overview: BAP1 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
As part of a panel of immunostains where loss of staining can be used as a marker of various neoplasms
ALBFL - Overview: Albumin, Body Fluid
Aiding in identifying the cause of ascites Aiding in differentiating exudative and transudative pleural effusions
BILAO - Overview: Biliary Tract Malignancy, FISH, Varies
Assessing bile duct brushing or hepatobiliary brushing specimens for biliary tract malignancy
BILI3 - Overview: Bilirubin, Serum
Assessing liver function Evaluating a wide range of diseases affecting the production, uptake, storage, metabolism, or excretion of bilirubin Monitoring the efficacy of neonatal phototherapy
BAP - Overview: Bone Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum
Diagnosis and assessment of severity of metabolic bone disease including Paget disease, osteomalacia, and other states of high bone turnover Monitoring efficacy of antiresorptive therapies including postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment...
FUNID - Overview: Culture Referred for Identification, Fungus
Identification of pure isolates of filamentous fungi and yeast
CRYPS - Overview: Cryptosporidium Antigen, Feces
Establishing the diagnosis of intestinal cryptosporidiosis
DCME - Overview: Dendritic Cell and Monocyte Enumeration, Blood
Aiding in the diagnosis of patients suspected of defects in innate immunity, particularly those involving monocyte and dendritic cell development This test has not been validated for the diagnosis of hematologic malignancies.
Category A - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ guidance for subtyping influenza A in response to a CDC advisory for hospitalized patients...
Category A Infectious Substances - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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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...