MATCC - Overview: Maternal Cell Contamination, Molecular Analysis, Varies

Ruling out the presence of maternal cell contamination within a fetal specimen Required for all prenatal testing performed in Mayo Clinic Laboratories' Molecular and Biochemical Genetics laboratories

ANCA - Overview: Cytoplasmic Neutrophil Antibodies, Serum

Evaluating patients with clinical features of ANCA-associated vasculitis, specifically granulomatosus with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis, and eosinophilic granulomatosus with polyangiitis

HL58R - Overview: HLA-B*5801 Genotype, Allopurinol Hypersensitivity, Varies

Identifying individuals with an increased risk of severe cutaneous adverse reactions to allopurinol based on the presence of the human leukocyte antigen HLA-B*58:01 allele

23BPR - Overview: 2,3-Dinor 11 Beta-Prostaglandin F2 Alpha, Random, Urine

Screening for mast cell activation disorders including systemic mastocytosis using random urine specimens

T4BPE - Overview: Thyroxine-Binding Protein Electrophoresis, Serum

Explaining unusual thyroxine (T4), free T4, and thyroxine-binding globulin test results that do not correlate with the patient's clinical presentation Detecting the presence of aberrant thyroxine-binding proteins, such as abnormal forms...

DSM4X - Overview: Drugs of Abuse Screen 4, Chain of Custody, Meconium

Identifying amphetamines (and methamphetamines), opiates, as well as metabolites of cocaine and marijuana in meconium specimen Chain of custody is required whenever the results of testing could be used in a court of law. Its purpose is to...

CTXP - Overview: Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis, Plasma

Evaluating patients with a clinical suspicion of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) using plasma specimens Monitoring of individuals with CTX on chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) therapy This test is not useful for the identification of...

199PT - Overview: Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9), Peritoneal Fluid

An adjunct to cytology to differentiate between malignancy-related ascites and benign causes of ascites formation

HBABT - Overview: Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antibody Monitor, Post-Transplant, Serum

Monitoring serum hepatitis B virus surface antibody levels during intravenous or intramuscular hepatitis B immune globulin therapy to prevent hepatitis B virus reinfection in liver transplant recipients with known previous chronic hepatitis...

UPGDW - Overview: Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase, Washed Erythrocytes

Diagnosis of porphyria cutanea tarda type II and hepatoerythropoietic porphyria