FINA - Overview: NAbFeron (IFNB-1) Neutralizing Antibody Test
Detection of antibodies to interferon-B-1
MGMR - Overview: Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation with Muscle-Specific Kinase (MuSK) Reflex, Serum
Diagnosing autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) in adults and children Distinguishing autoimmune from congenital MG in adults and children or other acquired forms of neuromuscular junction transmission disorders Establishing a quantitative...
TTBS - Overview: Testosterone, Total and Bioavailable, Serum
Recommended second-level test for suspected increases or decreases in physiologically active testosterone: -Assessment of androgen status in cases with suspected or known sex hormone-binding globulin binding abnormalities -Assessment of...
VITC - Overview: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Plasma
Identifying vitamin C deficiency
PLFAT - Overview: Cryptococcus Antigen Titer, Lateral Flow Assay, Pleural Fluid
Diagnosis of infection with Cryptococcus species
ULFAT - Overview: Cryptococcus Antigen Titer, Lateral Flow Assay, Urine
Aiding in the diagnosis of infection with Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii This test should not be used as a test of cure.
CARNU - Overview: Carnitine, Random, Urine
Evaluation of patients with a clinical suspicion of a wide range of conditions including organic acidemias and fatty acid oxidation disorders Monitoring carnitine treatment
CLAUD - Overview: Claudin-1 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of a number of different soft tissue and epithelial neoplasms
ULFA - Overview: Cryptococcus Antigen Screen, Lateral Flow Assay, Random, Urine
Aiding in the diagnosis of infection with Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii This test should not be used as a test of cure. This test should not be used as a screening procedure for the general population.
DIG - Overview: Digoxin, Serum
Monitoring digoxin therapy
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...