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MA2EC - Overview: Ma2 Antibody, ELISA, Spinal Fluid

Evaluating patients with suspected paraneoplastic encephalitides using spinal fluid specimens

MA2ES - Overview: Ma2 Antibody by ELISA, Serum

Evaluating patients with suspected paraneoplastic encephalitides using serum specimens

SULFU - Overview: Sulfate, 24 Hour, Urine

Assessing the nutrition intake of animal protein The calculation of urinary supersaturation of various crystals or stones

NAU - Overview: Sodium, 24 Hour, Urine

Assessing acid-base balance, water balance, water intoxication, and dehydration

TRPS - Overview: Troponin T, 5th Generation, Plasma

Aiding in the exclusion of the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in a single plasma specimen Aiding in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome Monitoring acute coronary syndromes and estimating prognosis Possible utility in...

SPIRO - Overview: Spirochete Immunostain, Technical Component Only

This test will identify spirochete organisms in cases of intestinal spirochetosis, as well as cases of syphilis caused by infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum.

HPP - Overview: Pancreatic Polypeptide, Plasma

Detecting pancreatic endocrine tumors Assessing vagal nerve function after meal or sham feeding

B6PA - Overview: Pyridoxic Acid, Plasma

Determining the concentration of pyridoxic acid in the assessment of vitamin B6 status

ZNU - Overview: Zinc, 24 Hour, Urine

Identifying the cause of abnormal serum zinc concentrations using 24-hour urine specimens

TB2LN - Overview: Susceptibility, Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex, Second Line, Varies

Determination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex minimal inhibitory concentrations to second-line antimicrobial agents

AACYL - Overview: Aminoacylase-1 Deficiency, Urine

Follow-up quantitation of abnormal organic acid elevations of N-acetylated amino acids, in particular N-acetylalanine, N-acetylglycine, N-acetylmethionine, and N-acetylglutamic acid Diagnosis of individuals with aminoacylase-1...

PACP - Overview: Prostatic Acid Phosphatase, Serum

Aiding in predicting recurrence after radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer Following response to androgen ablation therapy, when used in conjunction with prostate-specific antigen

AMMO - Overview: Ammonium, 24 Hour, Urine

Diagnosis of the cause of acidosis Diagnosis and treatment of kidney stones

A2PI - Overview: Alpha-2 Plasmin Inhibitor, Plasma

Diagnosing congenital alpha-2 plasmin inhibitor deficiencies (rare) Providing a complete assessment of disseminated intravascular coagulation, intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis, or hyperfibrinolysis (primary fibrinolysis), when...

ALP - Overview: Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum

Diagnosing and monitoring treatment of liver, bone, intestinal, and parathyroid diseases

LPA3P - Overview: Lymphocyte Proliferation to Anti-CD3/Anti-CD28 and Anti-CD3/Interleukin-2 (IL-2), Flow Cytometry, Blood

A second-level test after lymphocyte proliferation to mitogens (specifically phytohemagglutinin) has been assessed Evaluating patients suspected of having impairment in cellular immunity Evaluation of T-cell function in patients with...

PLSD - Overview: Lysosomal and Peroxisomal Disorders Screen, Blood Spot

Evaluation of patients with a clinical presentation suggestive of a lysosomal disorder, specifically Gaucher, infantile neurovisceral or chronic visceral acid sphingomyelinase deficiency, Pompe, Krabbe, or Fabry disease, or...

HYPBG - Overview: Hypobetalipoproteinemia Gene Panel, Varies

Providing a genetic evaluation for patients with a personal or family history suggestive of familial hypobetalipoproteinemia

ALDS - Overview: Aldosterone, Serum

Investigating primary aldosteronism (eg, adrenal adenoma/carcinoma and adrenal cortical hyperplasia) and secondary aldosteronism (renovascular disease, salt depletion, potassium loading, cardiac failure with ascites, pregnancy, Bartter...

GUSBW - Overview: Beta-Glucuronidase, Leukocytes

Supporting the biochemical diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS VII, Sly syndrome) in whole blood This test is not useful for carrier detection.

BVRNA - Overview: Bacterial Vaginosis, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Vaginal

Aid for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis This test is not intended for use in medico-legal applications.

PALD - Overview: Aldosterone, Plasma

Investigation of primary aldosteronism (eg, adrenal adenoma/carcinoma and adrenal cortical hyperplasia) and secondary aldosteronism (renovascular disease, salt depletion, potassium loading, cardiac failure with ascites, pregnancy, Bartter...

ALCU - Overview: Aluminum/Creatinine Ratio, Urine

Measurement of aluminum concentration as a part of assessing for aluminum exposure

AFPPT - Overview: Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP), Peritoneal Fluid

An adjunct to cytology to differentiate between malignancy-related ascites and benign causes of ascites formation

C8FX - Overview: C8 Complement, Functional, Serum

Diagnosis of C8 deficiency Investigation of a patient with an undetectable total hemolytic complement level

IODCU - Overview: Iodine/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine

Assessment of iodine toxicity or recent iodine exposure using a random urine collection Monitoring iodine excretion rate as index of replacement therapy

CAURS - Overview: Candida auris Surveillance, Molecular Detection, PCR, Varies

Detecting Candida auris from surveillance swabs This test should not be used to determine cure or to monitor response to therapy.

COU - Overview: Cobalt, 24 Hour, Urine

Detecting cobalt exposure Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear This test is not useful to assess vitamin B12 activity.

FACTV - Overview: Coagulation Factor V Activity Assay, Plasma

Diagnosing congenital deficiencies (rare) of coagulation factor V Evaluating acquired deficiencies associated with liver disease, factor V inhibitors, myeloproliferative disorders, and intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis...

F_2 - Overview: Coagulation Factor II Activity Assay, Plasma

Diagnosing a congenital deficiency (rare) of coagulation factor II Evaluating acquired deficiencies associated with liver disease or vitamin K deficiency, oral anticoagulant therapy, and antibody-induced deficiencies (eg, in association...

CHLBF - Overview: Cholesterol, Body Fluid

Aiding in the diagnosis of a cholesterol effusion or cholesterol-rich pseudochylous effusion in body fluids Distinguishing between chylous and pseudochylous pleural effusions Distinguishing between malignant and nonmalignant ascites

CRU - Overview: Chromium, 24 Hour, Urine

Screening for occupational exposure to chromium Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear

CDU - Overview: Cadmium, 24 Hour, Urine

Detecting exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, in 24-hour urine specimens

HE4 - Overview: Human Epididymis Protein 4, Serum

Aiding in monitoring patients with treated epithelial ovarian cancer for recurrence or progression This test should not be used as a screening test for ovarian cancer.

HVAR - Overview: Homovanillic Acid, Random, Urine

Screening children for catecholamine-secreting tumors using a random urine collection when requesting homovanillic acid only Monitoring neuroblastoma treatment Screening patients with possible inborn errors of catecholamine metabolism

MYD88 - Overview: MYD88, L265P, Somatic Gene Mutation, DNA Allele-Specific PCR, Varies

Establishing the diagnosis of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia Helping to distinguish lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (low-grade B-cell lymphoma) from other subtypes

MPLVS - Overview: MPL Exon 10 Mutation Detection, Varies

Aiding in the distinction between a reactive cytosis and a myeloproliferative neoplasm

OXU - Overview: Oxalate, 24 Hour, Urine

Monitoring therapy for kidney stones using 24-hour urine collections Identifying increased urinary oxalate as a risk factor for stone formation Diagnosis of primary or secondary hyperoxaluria

PSGN - Overview: Plasminogen Activity, Plasma

Evaluating patients with ligneous conjunctivitis (strong association with homozygous plasminogen deficiency) Evaluating fibrinolysis, in combination with other components of the fibrinolytic system (fibrinogen, tissue...

PCHE1 - Overview: Pseudocholinesterase, Total, Serum

Monitoring exposure to organophosphorus insecticides and herbicides Monitoring patients with liver disease, particularly those undergoing liver transplantation Identifying patients who are homozygous or heterozygous for an atypical gene...

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February 2020 - Laboratory Genetics & Genomics - Insights

A 71 yr old female with a history of a central nervous system lymphoma, an allogenic stem cell transplant and graft versus host disease was tested for...

inflammatory-bowel-disease-diagnostic-testing-algorithm.pdf

YES <50 mcg/g <50 mcg/g Abnormal >50 mcg/g Normal ANCA present ASCA IgG and IgA absent ANCA absent ASCA IgG or IgA present ANCA absent ASCA IgG or IgA absent >120 mcg/g50-120 mcg/g NO Assessing a patient...

Soft tissue - Insights

Find out how our sarcoma panel assesses gene mutations and fusions described in more than 50 types of soft tissue, bone, and other mesenchymal tumors....

July 2019 — Cardiovascular - Insights

A 50-year-old man who was known to have systemic hypertension developed sudden onset of severe back pain with associated diaphoresis. He lost...

Neuro-oncology: An integrated approach to interpreting genetic information from brain tumor samples - Insights

Mayo Clinic’s Neuro-Oncology practice, the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics tests about 50 brain tumors a week, and upwards of 1,500 brain tumors a year from all over the world....