CALCI - Overview: Calcitonin (CALCI) Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Aids in the identification of C cells of thyroid, medullary thyroid carcinomas, many atypical laryngeal carcinoids, and other neuroendocrine tumors
CALU - Overview: Calcium, 24 Hour, Urine
Evaluation of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate kidney stone risk, and calculation of urinary supersaturation Evaluation of bone diseases, including osteoporosis and osteomalacia
CD14I - Overview: CD14 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Marker of histiocytic and monocytic lineage and follicular dendritic cells
CD10 - Overview: CD10 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Phenotyping leukemias and lymphomas
DEXT - Overview: Dermatopathology Consultation, Wet Tissue
Histologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of cutaneous diseases
DAGR - Overview: Dairy and Grain Allergen Profile, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to dairy and grain Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
Measuring the delta-9 carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol to creatinine ratio as a part of a profile
DESG3 - Overview: Desmoglein 3 (DSG3) Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Classification of squamous cell carcinomas
DOG1 - Overview: DOG-1 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors
DASM4 - Overview: Drugs of Abuse Screen, Meconium 4
Identifying amphetamines (and methamphetamines), opiates, as well as metabolites of cocaine and marijuana in meconium specimens
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...