
Featured new tests in quarter four of 2025
Featured new tests
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Mayo Clinic Laboratories expanded its test catalog with several innovative new tests, including:
- GFAPP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP), Plasma
- Serves as a biomarker for astrocyte activation following brain injury or neurological disorders.
- Correlates with severity of neural damage and neuroinflammation.
- Supports evaluation of neurodegenerative disease progression and traumatic brain injury.
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- 5NTD | 5'-Nucleotidase, Serum
- Aids in diagnosing hepatobiliary disease and bile duct obstruction.
- Differentiates elevated alkaline phosphatase due to liver disease versus bone pathology.
- Serves as a specific biomarker for liver-related conditions when used with other enzyme assays.
- ADMAB | ADAMTS 13 Antibody, Plasma
- Identifies anti-ADAMTS13 IgG antibodies in suspected thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
- Assists in distinguishing congenital versus immune-mediated TTP.
- Supports prognosis and treatment decisions through antibody characterization.
- CODES | Codeine and Metabolite, Serum
- Evaluates codeine and morphine levels to confirm compliance with prescribed therapy.
- Assists in distinguishing therapeutic use from potential misuse or diversion.
- Offers interpretive ranges for clinical assessment.
- GPNMB | Glycoprotein Non-Metastatic Melanoma Protein B (GPNMB), Technical Component Only
- Screens kidney tumors for genetic alterations involving TSC1, TSC2, MTOR, and TFE3/TFEB.
- Serves as a marker for angiomyolipoma, renal cell carcinomas with TFE3/TFEB or TSC/MTOR alterations, and TFE3-rearranged mesenchymal tumors.
- Supports tumor classification and diagnostic evaluation through immunohistochemical staining.
- GUSAP | Guselkumab Quantitation with Antibodies, Serum
- Monitors guselkumab levels in patients with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and other conditions.
- Assesses therapeutic drug response and detects antidrug antibodies impacting efficacy.
- Guides treatment decisions for dose adjustment or therapy transition.
- HCQWB | Hydroxychloroquine, Blood
- Monitors whole blood hydroxychloroquine levels for compliance and dose adjustment.
- Assists in managing treatment for lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and malaria.
- Helps prevent toxicity and adverse effects associated with long-term use.
- HYDCS | Hydrocodone and Metabolites, Serum
- Monitors hydrocodone and related metabolites (norhydrocodone, hydromorphone, dihydrocodeine).
- Confirms adherence to opioid therapy and identifies misuse or abuse.
- Provides therapeutic ranges for accurate dose evaluation.
- HYDMS | Hydromorphone, Serum
- Measures hydromorphone levels in serum for compliance and therapeutic monitoring.
- Helps prevent opioid misuse and supports pain management decisions.
- LCTF | Lactoferrin, Feces
- Detects fecal lactoferrin as a biomarker for intestinal inflammation.
- Differentiates inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome.
- Provides noninvasive monitoring for IBD, reducing the need for invasive procedures.
- MAGE4 | Melanoma-associated antigen-A4 (MAGE-A4), Semi-Quantitative Immunohistochemistry, Manual
- Detects MAGE-A4 expression in synovial sarcoma and other neoplasms.
- Screens patients for eligibility for TECELRA (afamitresgene autoleucel) immunotherapy.
- Utilizes immunohistochemistry to identify cancer testis antigen expression.
- METSP | MET (SP44), Semi-Quantitative Immunohistochemistry, Manual
- Assesses MET protein expression in non-small cell lung cancer and other tumors.
- Helps identify patients eligible for MET-targeted therapies, including telisotuzumab vedotin-tllv.
- Reports percentage of tumor cells with strong (3+) MET expression.
- MORS | Morphine and Metabolite, Serum
- Measures morphine and hydromorphone concentrations in serum.
- Verifies adherence to prescribed opioid therapy and discourages misuse.
- Provides therapeutic range interpretation for clinical monitoring.
- NECT4 | Nectin-4, Semi-Quantitative Immunohistochemistry, Manual
- Detects nectin-4 overexpression in bladder cancer and other malignancies.
- Identifies tumors potentially responsive to enfortumab vedotin therapy.
- Provides immunohistochemical evaluation for treatment planning.
- OPATS | Opiate Panel, Free (Unconjugated), Serum
- Detects and quantifies multiple prescribed opiates and metabolites in serum.
- Monitors therapeutic efficacy, compliance, and potential misuse or abuse.
- Supports clinical decision-making for pain management strategies.
- OXYDS | Oxycodone and Metabolites, Serum
- Detects oxycodone, oxymorphone, and related metabolites in serum.
- Verifies compliance with prescribed opioid therapy and discourages diversion.
- Provides therapeutic ranges for clinical interpretation.
- OXYMS | Oxymorphone and Metabolite, Serum
- Quantifies oxymorphone and noroxymorphone concentrations in serum.
- Confirms adherence to therapy and aids in monitoring for misuse.
- Supports individualized pain management through therapeutic range assessment.
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