FASC - Overview: Fascin Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Classification of lymphomas
PBU - Overview: Lead, 24 Hour, Urine
Detecting clinically significant lead exposure in 24-hour specimens This test is not a substitute for blood lead screening.
Determining proliferation of tumor cells in paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from patients diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas or gastrointestinal tract including metastases
MNU - Overview: Manganese, 24 Hour, Urine
Monitoring manganese exposure using 24 hour urine collections Nutritional monitoring
MUSK - Overview: Muscle-Specific Kinase (MuSK) Autoantibody, Serum
Diagnosis of autoimmune muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) myasthenia gravis Second-order test to aid in the diagnosis of autoimmune myasthenia gravis when first-line serologic tests are negative Establishing a quantitative baseline value...
MNRCU - Overview: Manganese/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Monitoring manganese exposure using random urine specimens Nutritional monitoring Clinical trials
OCT4 - Overview: OCT3/4 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of germ cell tumors
GAL2 - Overview: Probability of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Serum
Calculation of the risk for patients with chronic liver disease to develop hepatocellular carcinoma
CD35 - Overview: CD35 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of follicular dendritic cells and granulocytes
PALD - Overview: Aldosterone, Plasma
Investigation of primary aldosteronism (eg, adrenal adenoma/carcinoma and adrenal cortical hyperplasia) and secondary aldosteronism (renovascular disease, salt depletion, potassium loading, cardiac failure with ascites, pregnancy, Bartter...
High School Students Experience Laboratory Professional Careers - Insights
Last month in Rochester, the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences welcomed 40 Minnesota high school juniors and seniors to tour various areas of the Mayo Clinic campus as a part of this year’s Career Immersion Program.
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Robin Patel, M.D., discusses the FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panel, describing the panel, her experience with it, and an algorithm for its use.
Pathways Case Studies: March 2022 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for March include the following sub-specialties: Breast Pathology, Cardiovascular...
International System of Units (SI) Conversion - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Convert conventional units of measure to SI units.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Sept. 4 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights individual patient-level meta-analysis of the performance of the Decipher genomic classifier in high-risk men after prostatectomy to predict development of metastatic disease.