POXA1 - Overview: Oxalate, Plasma
Assessing the body pool size of oxalate in patients with enzyme deficiencies, such as primary hyperoxaluria (PH), or patients with enteric hyperoxaluria Aiding in the diagnosis of PH in a patient with chronic kidney disease of...
Diagnosing infections due to Mycoplasma (Mycoplasmoides) pneumoniae Assessing macrolide susceptibility
MGMT - Overview: MGMT Promoter Methylation, Tumor
Prognostication of newly diagnosed patients with glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype Identifying newly diagnosed glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype patients that may respond to alkylating chemotherapy (ie, temozolomide) Guiding therapy decision making for...
TOSU - Overview: Targeted Opioid Screen, Random, Urine
Determining compliance or identifying illicit opioid drug use using urine specimens This test is not intended for employment-related testing.
PST - Overview: Protein S Antigen, Total, Plasma
Aiding in the investigation of patients with a history of thrombosis
PUPYP - Overview: Purines and Pyrimidines Panel, Plasma
Evaluating patients with symptoms suspicious for disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism Monitoring patients with disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism Laboratory evaluation of primary and secondary hyperuricemias Assessing...
PYR - Overview: Pyruvic Acid, Blood
Screening for possible disorders of mitochondrial metabolism, when used in conjunction with blood lactate collected at the same time, to determine the lactate-to-pyruvate ratio
SFX - Overview: Protein S Activity, Plasma
Second-order testing for diagnosis of congenital or acquired protein S deficiency, ie, as an adjunct to initial testing based on results of protein S antigen assay (free protein S antigen, with or without total protein S antigen assay)...
WNC - Overview: West Nile Virus Antibody, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in diagnosis of central nervous system infection with West Nile virus
WGSR - Overview: Whole Genome Sequencing Reanalysis, Varies
Identifying a diagnosis or additional variants associated with the phenotype in patients who previously have had a negative or inconclusive whole genome sequencing test Reanalyzing whole genome sequencing data when a patient (proband)...
NELL-1 [Test in Focus] - Insights
D., discusses how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new immunohistochemistry test for the detection of NELL-1 antigen, a biomarker for membranous nephropathy found in 10% to 15% of patients, provides diagnostic...
Looking Back on Clinical Chemistry 1 - Insights
in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, takes a look back on her Clinical Chemistry 1 course....
Mayo Clinic Ranked No. 1 Hospital Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report - Insights
Report’s 29th annual "Best Hospitals Honor Roll" published online on August 14. Mayo Clinic also ranked No. 1 in more specialties than any other hospital in the country....
Orexin-A/Hypocretin-1 for the Diagnosis of Type 1 Narcolepsy [Test in Focus] - Insights
test to perform as well as to interpret. The orexin-A/hypocretin-1 test is a sensitive and specific alternative to the MSLT to diagnose type 1 narcolepsy....
Week in Review: November 1 - Insights
Top highlights include: Facebook launches into the digital space of healthcare, medical breakthrough for Ebola, and how the brain makes memories.