OLIV - Overview: Olive Tree, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to olive tree Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
PTFIB - Overview: PT-Fibrinogen, Plasma
Detecting increased or decreased fibrinogen (factor 1) concentration of acquired or congenital origin Differentiating hypofibrinogenemia from dysfibrinogenemia
PINE - Overview: Pine Nut, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to pine nut Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
PIGF - Overview: Pigeon Feathers, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to pigeon feathers Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
PAPY - Overview: Papaya, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to papaya Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior...
PFRUT - Overview: Passion Fruit, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to passion fruit Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
PERS - Overview: Persimmon, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to Persimmon, IgE Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
PAPR - Overview: Paprika, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to paprika Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior...
PENL - Overview: Penicillium chrysogenum, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to Penicillium chrysogenum Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
PISTA - Overview: Pistachio, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to pistachio Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior...
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...