23BPT - Overview: 2,3-Dinor 11 Beta-Prostaglandin F2 Alpha, 24 Hour, Urine
Screening for mast cell activation disorders including systemic mastocytosis using 24-hour urine specimens
ARSAW - Overview: Arylsulfatase A, Leukocytes
Preferred enzymatic test for detection of arylsulfatase A deficiency This test is not suitable for carrier detection.
ARSU - Overview: Arylsulfatase A, 24 Hour, Urine
Detection of arylsulfatase A deficiency using urine specimens This test is not suitable for carrier detection.
MRSAP - Overview: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, PCR, Nasal
Rapid screening test for Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage that, if positive, indicates whether the S aureus is methicillin susceptible or resistant This test should not be used to guide or monitor treatment for methicillin-resistant S...
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (Gn-RH, Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone LT-RH)
FHC18 - Overview: 18-Hydroxycorticosterone, Serum
18-Hydroxycorticosterone, Serum
FPAB - Overview: Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) Bioassay
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) Bioassay
TTFB - Overview: Testosterone, Total, Bioavailable, and Free, Serum
Second- or third-order test for evaluating testosterone status (eg, when abnormalities of sex hormone-binding globulin are present)
BHCG - Overview: Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Quantitative, Serum
Monitoring patients for retained products of conception Aiding in the diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), testicular tumors, ovarian germ cell tumors, teratomas, and, rarely, other human chorionic gonadotropin...
25HDN - Overview: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3, Serum
Diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency Differential diagnosis of causes of rickets and osteomalacia Monitoring vitamin D replacement therapy Diagnosis of hypervitaminosis D
Understanding the difference between benign and malignant adrenal tumors has alway been difficult; this new assay will assist with this medical challenge.
Urinary Steroid Profile [Test in Focus] - Insights
Irina Bancos, M.D. gives an overview of this test available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. She discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing compares to other testing approaches, and what clinical action can be taken...
01/2024© Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). All rights reserved. Steroid Pathways Mineralocorticoids CYP17A1 = Cytochrome P450 Family 17 Subfamily A Member 1 HSD3B1/HSD3B2 =...
GFAP: Novel Test for a Newly Identified Meningoencephalomyelitis - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is the only laboratory in the world to offer testing for a novel form of autoimmune meningoencephalomyelitis. Known as autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy, the condition was identified...
What started as a persistent headache for Spencer Lodin soon devolved into slowed speech, seizures, and hallucinations, symptoms which stumped ER doctors into thinking he had meningitis or was suffering from psychosis. Finally, specialized...