Detecting lead exposure using nail specimens
RUFI - Overview: Rufinamide, Serum
Monitoring serum rufinamide concentrations, assessing compliance, and adjusting dosage in patients receiving other drugs that interact pharmacokinetically with rufinamide (ie, drugs that induce liver CYP3A4 enzymes) and may be helpful in...
Identification of breast and urinary cancer, among others
ANST - Overview: Androstenedione, Serum
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperandrogenism, in conjunction with measurements of other sex steroids Diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), in conjunction with measurement of other androgenic precursors,...
DHRP - Overview: Dihydrorhodamine Flow Cytometric Phorbol Myristate Acetate Test, Blood
Evaluating chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), X-linked and autosomal recessive forms, complete myeloperoxidase deficiency Monitoring chimerism and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NOX) function post-hematopoietic cell...
NUTHX - Overview: Hazelnut-Food Components, IgE, Serum
Evaluation of patients with suspected hazelnut-food allergy to one of 4 hazelnut-food components
HVPPS - Overview: HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Confirmation and Differentiation Prenatal, Serum
Confirmation and differentiation of HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies in serum specimens from prenatal patients who show reactive results with 3rd- (HIV-1/-2 antibody only) and 4th-generation (HIV antigen and antibody) HIV serologic assays This...
CRCGP - Overview: Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Panel, Varies
Evaluating patients with a personal or family history suggestive of a hereditary gastrointestinal cancer or hereditary polyposis syndrome Establishing a diagnosis of a hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndrome or hereditary polyposis...
PANCP - Overview: Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer Panel, Varies
Evaluating patients with a personal or family history suggestive of a hereditary pancreatic cancer syndrome Establishing a diagnosis of a hereditary pancreatic cancer syndrome, allowing for targeted cancer surveillance based on associated...
HVDSP - Overview: HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Confirmation and Differentiation, Prenatal, Plasma
Confirmation and differentiation of HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies in plasma specimens from prenatal patients who show reactive results with 3rd- (HIV-1/-2 antibody only) and 4th-generation (HIV antigen and antibody) HIV serologic assays This...
Information: Interpreting Laboratory Tests to Determine New vs. Residual Use of Marijuana - Insights
In this month's "Hot Topic," Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., identifies how to determine new vs. residual use of marijuana in a patient, and teaches how to calculate the carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (carboxy-THC)...
Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 12 - Insights
known. We performed laser microdissection (LCM) of glomeruli followed by mass spectrometry (MS) in 12 cases each of DDD, C3GN, and pretransplant kidney control biopsies....
COVID-19: At-home sample collection vs. at-home testing - Insights
The concept of at-home testing for COVID-19 sounds straightforward. But there's nuance to it that's important to understand. Right now, an at-home test for COVID-19 is not available, although there may be one coming soon. But in some areas,...
Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 12 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights a mechanism for preventing asymmetric histone segregation onto replicating DNA strands.
Transfusion Toons: A1 vs. A2 - Insights
Justin Kreuter, M.D., Clinical Pathologist and Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota, and Theresa Malin, an Education Specialist in Transfusion Medicine at Mayo Clinic, have launched “Transfusion...