Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the North Atlantic region including Connecticut, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Defining the allergen...
PD2T - Overview: Pompe Disease Second-Tier Newborn Screening, Blood Spot
Second-tier testing of newborns with an abnormal primary screening result for Pompe disease (decreased acid alpha-glucosidase enzyme activity) Follow-up testing for evaluation of an abnormal newborn screening result for Pompe disease
STER - Overview: Sterols, Plasma
Investigation of possible desmosterolosis (desmosterol reductase deficiency), cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, lathosterolosis, sitosterolemia, sterol C4 methyl oxidase deficiency, MEND (male EBP disorder with neurologic defects) syndrome,...
SHBG1 - Overview: Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Serum
Diagnosis and follow-up of women with signs or symptoms of androgen excess (eg, polycystic ovarian syndrome and idiopathic hirsutism) An adjunct in monitoring sex-steroid and antiandrogen therapy An adjunct in the diagnosis of disorders...
PBC2 - Overview: SP100 and GP210 Antibodies, IgG, Serum
Evaluating the risk of primary biliary cholangitis in anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA)-negative patients by identification of Sp100 and gp210 antibodies Estimating risk in AMA-positive patients with incomplete feature of disease
VWACT - Overview: von Willebrand Factor Activity, Plasma
Diagnosis of von Willebrand disease (VWD) and differentiation of VWD subtypes or differentiation of VWD from hemophilia A Monitoring therapeutic efficacy of treatment with DDAVP (desmopressin) or VWF concentrates in patients with VWD
GLIOF - Overview: 1p/19q Deletion in Gliomas, FISH, Tissue
Aids in diagnosing oligodendroglioma tumors and predicting the response of an oligodendroglioma to therapy May be useful in tumors with a complex "hybrid" morphology requiring differentiation from pure astrocytomas to support the presence...
BLWX - Overview: Walnut-Food Components, IgE, Serum
Evaluation of patients with suspected walnut-food allergy to one of 2 walnut-food components
2HGA - Overview: 2-Hydroxyglutaric Acid Chiral Analysis, Quantitative, Random, Urine
Determining type of 2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria by chiral analysis of urine
21DOC - Overview: 21-Deoxycortisol, Serum
As an adjunct to measurement of 17-hydroxyprogesterone, androstenedione, and cortisol in the diagnosis of difficult cases of suspected 21-hydroxylase (CYP21A2) deficiency Identifying heterozygote CYP21A2 deficiency carriers As an adjunct...
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: January 2020 - Insights
Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of January 2020....
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: February 2020 - Insights
Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of February 2020....
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: March 2020 - Insights
Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of March 2020....
Meet Me at the Microscope at USCAP 2020 - Insights
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Meeting (USCAP). Visit us at booth #716 on March 2 - 4, 2020 to discuss how our testing can integrate with your practice....
2020 COVID-19 Recap: Dr. Bill Morice - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., look back at how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped laboratory medicine throughout 2020....