Early-Onset IBD: Genetic Testing and Clinical Applications

MCL Education — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:55:00 +0000

Identification of early-onset IBD patients may enable tailored treatment and surveillance plans. With over 50 genes implicated in early-onset IBD, genetic testing should be included in the workup of children under the age of six with IBD. Join Mayo Clinic, in this “Specialty Testing” webinar, for a discussion of this testing and its clinical application.

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Testing Options for Patients with Chronic Diarrhea: A Focus on Bile Acid Malabsorption

MCL Education — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000

A new serum test for bile acid malabsorption. Descriptions illustrate how the test can be used as a screening test and as a tool for therapeutic action.

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Kelch-like protein 11 autoantibodies: A novel biomarker of testicular cancer associated neurological autoimmunity

MCL Education — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0000

The discovery of Kelch like protein 11 (KLHL11) IgG as a specific biomarker of neurological autoimmunity associated testicular germ cell tumor.

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A bright spot: Extremely low prevalence of influenza in the U.S. this flu season

Tracy Will — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Dr. Matthew Binnicker addresses the dramatic decrease in flu cases, and the corresponding drop in serious illness and death related to influenza, seen throughout the country this year.

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Practical aspects & pitfalls in molecular diagnosis of brain tumors

MCL Education — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:30:00 +0000

Practical aspects and pitfalls in the molecular diagnosis of brain tumors.

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Examining dendritic cells to uncover immunity defects

Tracy Will — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:30:00 +0000

Dendritic cells play a crucial role in the body's immune response. Research has shown that too few of these cells in the blood may signal a defect in innate immunity. Up to this point, however, no clinical test has been available to count dendritic cells.

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Our staff, our stories: Patrice Brown

Chris Bahnsen — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:45:00 +0000

Patrice Brown, PA(ASCP), shares her story of growing up in Virginia and moving to Rochester, Minnesota to work at Mayo Clinic. She also shares her unique perspective of traveling internationally as COVID-19 was starting to spread.

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Congenital disorders of glycosylation

MCL Education — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:30:39 +0000

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Gessi Pino, a genetic counselor in the Biochemical Genetics Lab at Mayo Clinic, and Kimiyo Raymond, M.D., a clinical consultant in the laboratory and an expert in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG), discuss glycosylation and its importance in human biology, highlight laboratory testing, and offer strategies to screen and diagnose CDGs.

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2020 COVID-19 Recap: Dr. Bill Morice

Samantha Rossi — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +0000

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., look back at how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped laboratory medicine throughout 2020.

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Our staff, our stories: Rondell Graham

Chris Bahnsen — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:30:00 +0000

Dr. Graham recalls how his upbringing influenced his outlook on life and discusses the power of investing in relationships.

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