CRUO - Overview: Chromium Occupational Exposure, Random, Urine
Screening for occupational exposure
METR1 - Overview: Cytochrome b5 Reductase Enzyme Activity, Blood
Evaluation of patients with cyanosis Confirming cases of suspected cytochrome b5 reductase (methemoglobin reductase) deficiency Functional studies in families with cytochrome b5 reductase deficiency
COKEU - Overview: Cocaine and Metabolite Confirmation, Random, Urine
Detecting and confirming drug abuse involving cocaine This test is not intended for employment-related testing.
CHLE - Overview: Cholesteryl Esters, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency Evaluating the extent of metabolic disturbance by bile stasis or liver disease
DEXA - Overview: Dexamethasone, Serum
Confirming the presence of dexamethasone in serum Confirming the cause of secondary adrenal insufficiency This test is not useful as the sole basis for a diagnosis or treatment decisions.
CRE2 - Overview: Creatinine, Urine
Normalization of urinary analytes to account for the variation in urinary concentrations between individuals when using random urine collections
CCTR - Overview: Calcium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Calculation of calcium concentration per creatinine concentration
HPVHL - Overview: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) High/Low Risk, In Situ Hybridization
Detecting human papillomavirus for both low-risk (6, 11) and high-risk (16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82.) genotypes
IGD - Overview: Immunoglobulin D (IgD), Serum
Providing information on the humoral immune status Identifying an IgD monoclonal gammopathy
AFOLR - Overview: Folate Receptor Alpha (FOLR1), Semi-Quantitative Immunohistochemistry, Manual
Diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer that may be eligible for treatment with an anti-folate receptor 1 protein antibody
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...