IGFB3 - Overview: Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 3, Serum
Diagnosing growth disorders Diagnosing adult growth hormone deficiency Monitoring of recombinant human growth hormone treatment As a possible adjunct to insulin-like growth factor 1 and growth hormone in the diagnosis and follow-up of...
RFAMA - Overview: Renal Function Panel, Serum
Aiding in diagnosis and management of conditions affecting kidney function General health screening Screening patients at risk of developing kidney disease Management of patients with known kidney disease
NGSFX - Overview: Reanalysis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia 4- or 11- Gene Panels, Additional Genes
Comprehensive reanalysis of a larger set of genes/gene regions when a more targeted gene panel was previously performed in this laboratory Evaluation of known or suspected hematologic neoplasms, specifically of myeloid origin (eg, acute...
RETB - Overview: Reticulocyte Profile, Blood
Assessing erythropoietic bone marrow activity in anemia and other hematologic conditions Assessment of acute iron deficiency Monitoring early response to iron therapy or erythropoiesis-stimulating agents Early monitoring of therapy for...
GAAW - Overview: Acid Alpha-Glucosidase, Leukocytes
Diagnosis of Pompe disease
AH50 - Overview: Alternative Complement Pathway, Functional, Serum
Investigation of suspected alternative pathway complement deficiency, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, C3 glomerulonephritis, and dense-deposit disease
WASEQ - Overview: Alpha Globin Gene Sequencing, Varies
Diagnosing nondeletional alpha thalassemia Testing for nondeletional alpha thalassemia in a symptomatic individual Follow-up testing to an abnormal hemoglobin electrophoresis that identified an alpha-globin chain variant
AN1TS - Overview: Antineuronal Nuclear Antibody-Type 1 (ANNA-1) Titer, Serum
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...
BRAFD - Overview: BRAF V600E/V600K Somatic Mutation Analysis, Tumor
Therapy selection for patients with cancer (eg, melanomas that may respond to BRAF inhibitors, colon cancers that may not respond to EGFR inhibitors) Aiding in the diagnosis/prognosis of certain cancers (eg, hairy cell leukemia, papillary...
ARBI - Overview: Acetylcholine Receptor (Muscle AChR) Binding Antibody, Serum
Supporting the diagnosis of 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 An adjunct...
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...