Mayo Clinic laboratory and pathology research roundup: February 1

By Samantha Rossi • February 1, 2021

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The research roundup provides an overview of the past week’s research from Mayo Clinic Laboratories consultants, including featured abstracts and a complete list of published studies and reviews.

Featured Abstract

In Patients with Membranous Lupus Nephritis, Exostosin-Positivity and Exostosin-Negativity Represent Two Different Phenotypes.

In patients with secondary (autoimmune) membranous nephropathy, two novel proteins, Exostosin 1 and Exostosin 2 (EXT1/EXT2), are potential disease antigens, biomarkers, or both. In this study, we validate the EXT1/EXT2 findings in a large cohort of membranous lupus nephritis. Via Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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Published to PubMed This Week

• ESC Study Group on Cardiac Biomarkers of the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care: A fond farewell at the retirement of CKMB.
  European Heart Journal
• Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits: a nephrologist perspective.
  Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation
• Construct Validation of the American Board of Anesthesiology's APPLIED Examination for Initial Certification.
  Anesthesiology and Analgesia
• Utility of Immunohistochemistry for MUC4 and GATA3 to Aid in the Distinction of Pleural Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma From Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma.
  Archives in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Association of a novel endometrial cancer biomarker panel with prognostic risk, platinum insensitivity, and targetable therapeutic options.
  PLoS One
• In from the cold: M-protein light chain glycosylation is positively associated with cold agglutinin titer levels.
  Transfusion
• Surgical Simulation in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A Multinational Survey.
  Journal of Surgical Education
• The association of salvage intravesical therapy following BCG with pathologic outcomes and survival after radical cystectomy for patients with high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: A multi-institution analysis.
  Urology and Oncology
• Real-World Experiences With Yoga on Cancer-Related Symptoms in Women With Breast Cancer.
  Global Advances in Health and Medicine

Samantha Rossi

Samantha Rossi is a Digital Marketing Manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. She supports marketing strategies for product management and specialty testing. Samantha has worked at Mayo Clinic since 2019.