BCATN - Overview: Beta-Catenin Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of aberrant nuclear staining pattern observed in some tumors
BHSF - Overview: Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Quantitative, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in the diagnosis of brain metastases of testicular cancer or extragonadal intracerebral germ cell tumors
BETA2 - Overview: Beta-2 Transferrin: Detection of Spinal Fluid in Other Body Fluid
Detection of spinal fluid in body fluids, such as ear or nasal fluid
BFBL - Overview: Bilirubin, Body Fluid
Evaluating peritoneal fluid or abdominal drain fluid as a screening test for bile leakage May aid in the distinction between a transudative and an exudative pleural effusion
BILIT - Overview: Bilirubin, Total, 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
CTU - Overview: Creatinine, 24 Hour, Urine
Calculation of creatinine clearance, a measure of renal function, when used in conjunction with serum creatinine
CD303 - Overview: CD303 (BDCA-2) Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Diagnosis of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
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...
CD57 - Overview: CD57 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Marker of natural killer cells and a subset of follicular T helper cells Aiding in the identification of tumors of neuroectodermal origin
CD5 - Overview: CD5 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Marker of T-cell lineage Phenotyping B-cell lymphomas
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...