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2008

Communiqués ( Vol 33)
Laboratory Testing of Thyroid Cancer April 2008
Hepatitis B Virus Infection March 2008
Anemia in elderly persons February 2008
Abnormal Prothrombin Ttime, Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time, and Bleeding Time in Adults January 2008

2007 [2007 index]

Communiqués (Vol 32)
Multiple Myeloma: Cytogenetic Classification December 2007
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci November 2007
Influenza and Role of Laboratory Testing October 2007
Androgen Deficiency in Older Men September 2007
Laboratory Analysis for Monoclonal
Gammopathies		 August 2007
Rapid PCR - Standard for testing HSV and VZV July 2007
Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoimmunity June 2007
Growth Hormone Deficiency  May 2007
Diagnosis of Primary Hyperoxaluria and Oxalosis April 2007
Macroprolactin-Problems in diagnosis of Hyperprolactinemia  March 2007
A practical approach to testing for von willebrand disease  February 2007
The pharmacogenetics of tamoxifen therapy  January 2007

2006 [2006 index]

Communiqués (Vol 31)
Unannounced CAP Inspections—Is it Possible to be prepared?  December 2006
Monoclonal Gammopathy, Waldenström Macroglobulinemia, AL Amyloidosis, and and Related Plasma Cell Disorders  November 2006
An Improved Approach to Diagnosis of α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency  October 2006
Overuse of Serological Testing for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Prostate-Specific Antigen Doubling Time and Velocity  September 2006
Update on Serotonin  August 2006
UGT1A1 Genotyping: An Important Tool for Identifying Patients at Risk for Irinotecan Toxicity  July 2006
Optimized Laboratory Testing for Connective Tissue Diseases in Primary Care  June 2006
Spurious Hypocalcemia After Gadodiamide Administration  May 2006
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate: Epidemiological Trends, Screening, Diagnosis, and Surgical Management of Localized Disease  April 2006
Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1)—The First-line Test for
Assessing Excess Growth Hormone		  March 2006
Screening for Cervical Cancer and Initial Treatment of Patients
With Abnormal Results From Papanicolaou Testing		  February 2006
Helicobacter pylori and Dyspepsia: Where to start?  January 2006

2005[2005 index]

Communiqués (Vol 30)
How to Interpret and Pursue an Abnormal Complete Blood Cell Count in Adults  December 2005
Parathyroid Disease and the Calcium-Sensing Receptor Gene  November 2005
Importance of Device Evaluation for Point-of-Care Prothrombin
Time International Normalized Ratio Testing Programs		  October 2005
Cytochrome P450 Enzyme Genotyping: Optimizing Patient Care Through Pharmacogenetics  September 2005
Specimen Minimum Volumes—A Surprisingly Complex Issue  August 2005
Conditional Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis  July 2005
Genetic Testing In Clinical Practice  June 2005
Galactosemia: Current Testing Strategy and Aids for Test Selection  May 2005
What’s New in Hereditary Hemochromatosis  April 2005
Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection: A New Gold Standard  March 2005
The Diagnosis of Wilson Disease  February 2005
A Combined Cytoplasmic Immunoglobulin Staining and FISH Method (cIg FISH) to Detect Prognostic Genetic Anomalies in Multiple Myeloma and Related Plasma Cell Proliferative Disorders  January 2005

2004[2004 index]

Communiqués (Vol 29)
Standardization and Harmonization of PSA Assays December 2004
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer  November 2004
Primer on Medical Genomics Part VIII: Essentials of Medical Genetics for the Practicing Physician  October 2004
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes  September 2004
Current Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia  August 2004
Carrier Testing for Tay-Sachs Disease and Other GM2 Gangliosidosis Variants: Supplementing Traditional Biochemical Testing with Molecular Methods  July 2004
Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia  June 2004
Anemia in Adults: A Contemporary Approach to Diagnosis  May 2004
Vectored Diseases – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?  April 2004
Plastic Versus Glass: Practical and Performance Considerations for Tube Selection  March 2004
Diagnostic Use of Parathyroid Hormone Assays  February 2004
Human Immunodeficiency Virus: The Initial Physician-Patient Encounter  January 2004

2003[2003 index]

Communiqués (Vol 28)
Use of Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide Concentration to Aid in the Diagnosis of Heart Failure December 2003
Cryoglobulinemia: Out in the Cold  November 2003
New Diagnostic Allergy Screens for Childhood Allergic Diseases  October 2003
The Metabolic Autopsy: Postmortem Screening in Cases of sudden, Unexpected Death  September 2003
The Appropriate Use of Laboratory Testing for Verification and Differentiation of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease  August 2003
The Impact of Specimen Rejections  July 2003
Essential Thrombocythemia  June 2003
Preparation and Shipping of Medical Specimens  May 2003
Polycythemia Vera  April 2003
Heterophile antibody interferences in immunoassays – an ever-recurring but often forgotten problem.  March 2003
HIV/AIDS and Laboratory Testing  February 2003
FISH Analysis Provides Important Prognostic Information in B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia  January 2003

2002[2002 index]

Communiqués (Vol 27)
The Laboratory Approach to the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hepatitis B Infection  December 2002
The Challenges of Testing For and Diagnosing Porphyrias  November 2002
Occupational Heavy Metals Testing Designed for Accuracy and Convenience  October 2002
The Laboratory Diagnosis and Monitoring of Amyloidosis  September 2002
Update on Type 2 Diabetes and Glycemic Control  August 2002
Advances in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Hepatitis C  July 2002
Maternal Serum Quad Screening: Review of Laboratory Testing and Clinical Application  June 2002
Subclinical Thyroid Disease  May 2002
Pharmacogenomics: A Clinician’s Primer on Emerging Technologies for Improved Patient Care  April 2002
Polyclonal Gammopathy - A Retrospective Cohort Study of 148 Patients  March 2002
Diagnosis and Monitoring of Multiple Myeloma  Febrary 2002
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for the Detection of Urothelial Carcinoma  January 2002

2001[2001 index]

Communiqués (Vol 26)
The Serologic Approach to Diagnosing Celiac Disease  December 2001
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypercoagulability States  November 2001
Mayo Reference Services Introduces Mayo Esophageal Motility Services  October 2001
Rapid Identification of Mycobacteria Using Nucleic Acid Sequencing  September 2001
Mayo Medical Laboratories' Supplemental Newborn Screening Program  August 2001
The Use of HIV Genotyping to Guide Therapy  July 2001
Mayo Outreach – A 30 Year Journey  June 2001
Kidney Stones and Stone Analysis  May 2001
Diagnosis of Crystalline and Septic Arthritis  April 2001
Genetic Laboratory Tests Used to Guide Antimicrobial Therapy  March 2001
Rapid Detection of Bordetella Pertussis  February 2001
Prostate Disease and PSA Testing  January 2001