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

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

Recorded 2023, reviewed March 2026. Describes testing options for bile acid malabsorption.

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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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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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Updated testing algorithms for plasma cell proliferative disorders [Test in Focus]

Samantha Rossi — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:25:00 +0000

Xinjie Xu, Ph.D., co-director of Mayo's Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, explains Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated approach to testing for risk stratification of patients newly diagnosed with plasma cell proliferative disorders, such as multiple myeloma. Based on recently published data, the new testing algorithms focus on use of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) panels, rather than chromosome studies.

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Behind the scenes in neural antibody testing

MCL Education — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:30:11 +0000

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” John Mills, Ph.D., explains the central role of tissue immunofluorescence in the identification of neural antibodies and discusses the benefits of an integrated laboratory approach to the development and validation of novel antibody biomarkers.

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