OLIGS - Overview: Oligoclonal Banding, Serum
Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis; especially useful in patients with equivocal clinical presentation and radiological findings Determining number of serum oligoclonal bands in order to calculate the number of cerebrospinal fluid-specific...
APBTS - Overview: Adaptor Protein 3 Beta2 (AP3B2) Antibody, Tissue Immunofluorescence Titer, Serum
The differential diagnosis of patients presenting with mixed cerebellar and sensory ataxia and myeloneuropathy Reporting an end titer result from serum specimens
Detecting tripartite motif-containing protein 46 (TRIM46)-IgG in serum specimens Evaluation of an autoimmune/paraneoplastic neurological syndrome among patients presenting with cerebellar ataxia, encephalitis, or encephalomyelitis
Detecting tripartite motif-containing protein 46 (TRIM46)-IgG in cerebrospinal fluid specimens Evaluation of an autoimmune/paraneoplastic neurological syndrome among patients presenting with cerebellar ataxia, encephalitis, or...
REVEI - Overview: Erythrocytosis Interpretation
Interpretation of Erythrocytosis Evaluation profile test Definitive, comprehensive, and economical evaluation of an individual with JAK2-negative erythrocytosis associated with lifelong sustained increased hemoglobin or hematocrit
EMA - Overview: Endomysial Antibodies, IgA, Serum
Analysis of IgA-endomysial antibodies for the diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis and celiac disease Monitoring adherence to gluten-free diet in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis and celiac disease
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....