Evaluation and reporting for medical kidney diseases.

Our multispecialty renal pathology team and comprehensive approach offers the ideal environment to promptly diagnose common as well as rare and complex cases. 

To ensure diagnostic accuracy and thoroughness, a Mayo Clinic renal pathologist evaluates kidney biopsy specimens by light microscopy, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, and when indicate, by ancillary techniques (such as pronase immunofluorescence, IgG subtype staining, immunohistochemistry, mass spectrometry, etc.). The pathologic findings are reported based on current diagnostic standards established by the Renal Pathology Society, Banff Conferences, and International Kidney and Monoclonal Gammopathy Research Group.

6,500+

analyzed biopsies per year

8

sub-specialized pathologists

Requesting a pathology consult

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Testing

RPCWT | Renal Pathology Consultation, Wet Tissue

ALPRT | Alport (Collagen IV Alpha 5 and Alpha 2) Immunofluorescent Stain, Renal Biopsy

AMPIP | Amyloid Protein Identification, Paraffin, LC-MS/MS

DNJB9 | DNAJB9 Immunostain, Technical Component Only

MSFGN | Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Confirmation, LC-MS/MS, Paraffin Tissue

SUBIF | Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Subtypes Immunofluorescence, Tissue

IGG4I | IgG4 Immunostain, Technical Component Only

PLAIF | Phospholipase A2 Receptor (PLA2R), Renal Biopsy

PATHC | Pathology Consultation