TICU - Overview: Titanium/Creatinine Ratio, Urine
Measurement of titanium concentration as part of a profile to assess exposure and elimination of titanium
TIS - Overview: Titanium, Serum
Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear
VIPI - Overview: Vasoactive Intestine Polypeptide (VIP), Technical Component Only
Aiding in the identification of islet cell tumors
GNMTC - Overview: Macro/Microthrombocytopenia Gene Panel, Next-Generation Sequencing, Varies
Evaluating hereditary macro- or microthrombocytopenia disorders in patients with a personal or family history suggestive of a hereditary macro- or microthrombocytopenia disorder Diagnosing hereditary macro- or microthrombocytopenia...
GNBLF - Overview: Bleeding Disorders, Focused Gene Panel, Next-Generation Sequencing, Varies
Evaluating hereditary bleeding in patients with a personal or family history suggestive of a hereditary bleeding disorder and initial laboratory testing results are suggestive for factors VII, VIII, IX, or XI deficiency, or a von Willebrand...
ARSBW - Overview: Arylsulfatase B, Leukocytes
Supporting the biochemical diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome) in whole blood specimens This test is not useful for carrier detection.
BAPS - Overview: Bile Acid Profile, Serum
Evaluating the enterohepatic cycle consisting of the biliary system, intestine, portal circulation, and hepatocytes Supporting researchers in need of free and conjugated values of all 20 bile acid species as well as total bile acid
ARBI - Overview: Acetylcholine Receptor (Muscle AChR) Binding Antibody, Serum
Supporting the diagnosis of autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) in adults and children Distinguishing autoimmune from congenital MG in adults and children or other acquired forms of neuromuscular junction transmission disorders An adjunct...
BPAB - Overview: Bullous Pemphigoid, BP180 and BP230, IgG Antibodies, Serum
Initial screening test in the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid and its variants Complementing the standard serum test of indirect immunofluorescence utilizing primate esophagus substrate and primate salt-split skin substrate (CIFS /...
CMAFF - Overview: Chromosomal Microarray (CMA) Familial Testing, FISH
Determining the inheritance pattern of copy number changes previously identified by chromosomal microarray analysis in a patient and aiding in the clinical interpretation of the pathogenicity of the copy number change
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....
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....
Detection of (1→3)-𝝱-D-glucan as a Marker of Invasive Fungal Disease - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss the detection of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) in serum as a biomarker for the presence of invasive fungal infections....
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....