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ACTIONABLE ANSWERS FOR RENAL PATIENTS

With over 150 years of advanced medical knowledge, our multidisciplinary approach and award-winning team of nephrology experts, pathologists, and laboratory scientists provides the highest standards for renal laboratory care. We believe laboratory medicine offers more than a test result — it is about collaboration to reach actionable answers for patients. Currently, Mayo Clinic physicians are actively enrolling in clinical trials to make patient needs central to the care journey.

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RENAL TEST SPECIALTIES

Anti-hypertensive drug monitoring Anti-hypertensive drug monitoring
Anti-hypertensive drug monitoring

Our novel anti-hypertensive drug panel can assist physicians in understanding the reasons for resistant hypertension in their patients. Sensitive and specific, our assay uses liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to assess for the presence of 16 commonly prescribed hypertension treatment medications.

Biopharma testing Biopharma testing
Biopharma testing

Our renal tests are backed by a team of Mayo Clinic nephrology experts, pathologists, and laboratory scientists who work at the intersection of research and patient care. This collaboration advances kidney disease research and helps develop new, innovative therapies that have the potential to improve patient outcomes.

Glomerular disease Glomerular disease
GLOMERULAR DISEASE

Glomerular diseases include several conditions that can damage the kidneys’ filtering units, the glomeruli, resulting in protein and red blood cells to leak into the urine. We offer testing for glomerulonephritis, membranous nephropathy, and more.

Kidney function Kidney function
KIDNEY FUNCTION

We offer a menu of kidney function tests, including both serum and urine evaluations, to analyze kidney health. Using both common and esoteric assays, a team of Mayo Clinic nephrology physicians and laboratory scientists built our data-driven testing, which uses innovative laboratory technology to monitor all stages of kidney disease.

Renal genetics Renal genetics
RENAL GENETICS

A team of Mayo Clinic nephrology and geneticist experts developed our renal testing program, which is among the most comprehensive diagnostic testing available. Our evaluations use next-generation sequencing to evaluate clinically relevant genes across multiple disease states.

Renal pathology Renal pathology
RENAL PATHOLOGY

Mayo Clinic Laboratories integrates with the anatomic pathology laboratories in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic. The fusion of our multispecialty pathology team with our comprehensive approach provides an ideal environment to diagnose renal pathology, while keeping care local.

Urinary stone services Urinary stone services
URINARY STONE SERVICES

To optimize patient care, our kidney stone services help identify metabolic and physical compositions. Our comprehensive approach and concise report support your practice with accurate interpretation to guide clinical decisions.

“Artificial intelligence will definitely have a huge impact on the clinical and anatomical sides of laboratory medicinE. There are so many applications, and we’re just scratching the surface now.”

Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., director of the Metals Laboratory

OUR DIFFERENCE

Your partner in renal diagnostics
With more than 150 years of advanced medical knowledge, our multidisciplinary approach and award-winning team of nephrology experts, pathologists, and laboratory scientists provides the highest standards of renal laboratory care.

Integrated excellence
Mayo Clinic Laboratories integrates with the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, making us the only global reference laboratory that works directly with an internationally renowned healthcare organization.

Improved patient outcomes
We believe laboratory medicine is about more than just a test result — it is about collaboration to reach actionable answers for patients. We partner with you to understand what tests to perform in your local lab, and what tests we should perform. Our algorithmic approach to testing ensures your patients receive the right tests at the right time.

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Assay Aids Diagnosis of Resistant Hypertension: John Lieske, M.D., and Sandra Taler, M.D.

John Lieske, M.D., and Sandra Taler, M.D., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' mass spectrometry assay helps evaluate patients for resistant hypertension. The test can detect antihypertensive medications in urine, providing evidence of whether patients are actually absorbing their medications or whether a new approach might be needed.

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