Pathology - Featured Archives - Insights https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/category/pathology/pathology-featured/ Get the latest news and education from Mayo Clinic Laboratories Tue, 07 May 2024 19:45:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Assay identifies patients eligible for new ovarian cancer drug: Maryam Shahi, M.D. https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2024/04/23/assay-identifies-patients-eligible-for-new-ovarian-cancer-drug-maryam-shahi-m-d/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2024/04/23/assay-identifies-patients-eligible-for-new-ovarian-cancer-drug-maryam-shahi-m-d/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=109931 Assay identifies patients eligible for new ovarian cancer drug: Maryam Shahi, M.D.Maryam Shahi, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique biomarker test (TEST ID: AFOLR) determines which patients would likely benefit from a new treatment for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. Disease recurrence is common, and about one-third of patients respond to the new medication.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2024/04/23/assay-identifies-patients-eligible-for-new-ovarian-cancer-drug-maryam-shahi-m-d/feed/ 0 Unveiling a novel hemoglobinopathy classification https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/10/11/unveiling-a-novel-hemoglobinopathy-classification/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/10/11/unveiling-a-novel-hemoglobinopathy-classification/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=102939 Unveiling a novel hemoglobinopathy classificationIn a recent discovery by Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a novel hemoglobinopathy category was identified and termed epsilon gamma thalassemia. The first instance of the disorder was found in 2017 when an obstetric patient underwent a routine screening for blood-related illnesses such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia. Upon completion of additional tests, doctors found an abnormality they had never seen before.

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