VIP - Overview: Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide, Plasma
Detecting vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-producing tumors in patients with chronic diarrheal diseases
TUNA - Overview: Tuna, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to tuna Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior to...
TROT - Overview: Trout, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to trout Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior to...
TIMG - Overview: Timothy Grass, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to timothy grass Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
TOPI - Overview: Topiramate, Serum
Monitoring serum concentrations of topiramate Assessing compliance Assessing potential toxicity
TEA - Overview: Tea, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to tea Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior to...
WPIN - Overview: White Pine, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to white pine Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
BENW - Overview: White Bean, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to white bean Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
WSPV - Overview: Wasp Venom, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to wasp venom Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
WFHV - Overview: White Faced Hornet Venom, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to white faced hornet venom Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
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...