GQ1ES - Overview: Ganglioside GQ1b Antibody, IgG, ELISA, Serum
Evaluating patients with an underlying demyelinating neuropathy Supporting the diagnosis of a ganglioside GQ1b IgG-related disorder
MPHNU - Overview: Methylphenidate and Metabolite, Random, Urine
Monitoring urine methylphenidate and ritalinic acid concentrations to assess compliance in patients
Aiding in the evaluation of iron deficiency and iron overload diseases in combination with total iron binding capacity and percent saturation Assessment of acute iron poisoning
K818 - Overview: Keratin 8 and 18 (KRT8/18), Technical Component only
Aiding in the diagnosis of carcinomas
IGGS4 - Overview: IgG4, Immunoglobulin Subclasses, Serum
Supporting the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease
LEIS - Overview: Leishmaniasis (Visceral) Antibody, Serum
Aiding in the diagnosis of active visceral leishmaniasis This test should not be used as the sole criteria for diagnosis.
HGUOE - Overview: Mercury Occupational Exposure, Random, Urine
Detecting mercury toxicity due to occupational exposure
MTHX - Overview: Methotrexate, Serum
Determining whether methotrexate is being cleared appropriately and verifying that a nontoxic concentration has been attained following therapy
NARC - Overview: Narcolepsy-Associated Antigen, HLA-DQB1 Typing, Blood
Ruling out a diagnosis of narcolepsy
NITF - Overview: Nitrogen, Total, Feces
Determining nitrogen balance, when used in conjunction with 24-hour urine nitrogen measurement Assessing nutritional status (protein malnutrition) Evaluating protein catabolism
February 2020 - Laboratory Genetics & Genomics - Insights
A 71 yr old female with a history of a central nervous system lymphoma, an allogenic stem cell transplant and graft versus host disease was tested for...
inflammatory-bowel-disease-diagnostic-testing-algorithm.pdf
YES <50 mcg/g <50 mcg/g Abnormal >50 mcg/g Normal ANCA present ASCA IgG and IgA absent ANCA absent ASCA IgG or IgA present ANCA absent ASCA IgG or IgA absent >120 mcg/g50-120 mcg/g NO Assessing a patient...
Find out how our sarcoma panel assesses gene mutations and fusions described in more than 50 types of soft tissue, bone, and other mesenchymal tumors....
July 2019 — Cardiovascular - Insights
A 50-year-old man who was known to have systemic hypertension developed sudden onset of severe back pain with associated diaphoresis. He lost...
Mayo Clinic’s Neuro-Oncology practice, the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics tests about 50 brain tumors a week, and upwards of 1,500 brain tumors a year from all over the world....