APOLB - Overview: Apolipoprotein B, Serum
Assessment of cardiovascular risk Follow-up studies in individuals with basic lipid measures inconsistent with risk factors or clinical presentation Definitive studies of cardiac risk factors in individuals with significant family...
BAP1 - Overview: BAP1 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
As part of a panel of immunostains where loss of staining can be used as a marker of various neoplasms
BORDG - Overview: Bordetella pertussis Antibody, IgG, Serum
Diagnosis of recent infection with Bordetella pertussis in patients with symptoms consistent with whooping cough for 2 or more weeks This test should not be used in neonates, young infants or in children between the ages of 4 to 7 years as...
Evaluation of Rac2 deficiency and RAC2 gain of function
CBRP - Overview: Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), Molecular Detection, PCR, Varies
Aiding in the diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii infection (eg, Q fever) using tissue specimens
TQ10 - Overview: Coenzyme Q10, Total, Plasma
Diagnosis of primary coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) deficiencies in some patients who are not supplemented with CoQ10 Monitoring patients receiving statin therapy Monitoring CoQ10 status during treatment of various degenerative conditions,...
C4FX - Overview: C4 Complement, Functional, Serum
Diagnosis of C4 deficiency Investigation of a patient with an undetectable total complement level
FUFXS - Overview: Fragile X, Follow-up Analysis
Confirming the methylation status of the repeat expansion allele in the FMR1 gene, to aid the diagnosis of FMR1-related disorders
GAL3 - Overview: Galectin-3, Serum
Aiding in the prognosis for patients diagnosed with heart failure Risk stratification of patients with heart failure An early indication of treatment failure and as a therapeutic target
JCPCR - Overview: JC Virus, Molecular Detection, PCR, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in diagnosing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy due to JC virus This test is not to be used as a diagnostic tool for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease This test is not recommended for screening asymptomatic patients
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....