The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

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Laboratory tests arranged alphabetically

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Machado-Joseph Disease
   SCA3 (Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type III) DNA Testing, Blood

MAFB, Mycobacterium TB Complex DNA, PCR, Various Sample Types

MAG Antibody Titer IgM by IFA
  See also: Myelin Associated Glycoprotein (MAG) Antibody, IgM, Serum

MAG Antibody, IgM by Western Blot
  See also: Myelin Associated Glycoprotein (MAG) Antibody, IgM, Serum

Magnesium, Plasma

Magnesium, Urine

Magnesium Quantitation, Urine

MAI Complex
   Mycobacterial Culture

Malaria/Filaria
   Giemsa Stain With Interpretation

Mandibuloacral Dysplasia with Typa A Lipodystrophy, MADA
   Lamin A/C Sequencing, Whole Blood

Manganese, Blood

Mannose-binding Lectin (MBL), Serum

MAPT Known Mutation

Marfan Syndrome
   FBN1 Mutation Analysis, Whole Blood

Marijuana
   THC Confirmation, Random Urine

Mau
   Microalbumin, (Urine) Random

MCAD Profile, Whole Blood

MCP CD46 (Renal Genetic Test), Whole Blood

Measles Virus (Rubeola) IgG Antibody Detection, Serum

MECP2 Sequencing
   Rett Syndrome Sequencing, Whole Blood

Medical/Legal Specimens

MEN2A
   Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 Mutation Screen (2A, 2B), Whole Blood

MEN2B
   Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 Mutation Screen (2A, 2B), Whole Blood

Mercury, Urine

Mercury, Whole Blood

Merosin-Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle or Skin Biopsy

Metanephrines, Urine
  See also: Catecholamines, Fractionated, Urine
   Dopamine, Urine
   Homovanillic Acid (HVA), Urine
   Neuroblastoma Screen, Urine
   Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA), Urine

Metanephrines, Fractionated, Free, Plasma

Methadone, Serum or Plasma

Methadone & Metabolite, Quantitative, Random Urine

Methamphetamine and Metabolite, Quantitative, Plasma or Serum

Methanol
   Alcohol, Plasma
   Ethanol/Volatiles Screen (EVS), Plasma

Methemoglobin, Blood

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by PCR, Surveillance Swab Specimen collected from Nares

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Culture Only, Surveillance

Methionine
   Amino Acids, Quantitative, Plasma
   Amino Acids, Quantitative, Random Urine

Methotrexate Assay, Plasma or CSF

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Mutation Detection (Thermolabile Form) (C677T & A1298C), Whole Blood

3-Methylglutaconic Acid, Plasma or Urine (random)

Methylmalonic Acid, Serum

Methylmalonic Acid, Quantitative, Urine

5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

Metoprolol (Lopressor), Random Urine

Metoprolol (Lopressor), Serum or Plasma

Mexiletine, Plasma or Serum

MIC
   Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile MIC, (Per Organism)

MICA Genotyping Intermediate Resolution (VAMC), Whole Blood

Microalbumin, (Urine) Random

Microalbumin, (Urine) Time Collection

Microbiology Specimen Collection Procedures
  See information in appendix:
  Microbiology Specimen Collection and Transport

Microsatellite Instability, Various

Microsomal Antibody
   Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibody, Serum or Plasma

Mineralcorticoid Profile, Serum
  See also: Deoxycorticosterone, Serum
   18-Hydroxycorticosterone, Serum

Miscellaneous Mass Spectrometry, Aminiotic Fluid

Mito/Met Array CGH Analysis, Whole Blood

Mitochondrial Antibody Screen and Reflex Titer, Serum

Mitochondrial M2 Antibody, IgG, Serum

Mitogen Stimulation, Blood

MLH1/MSH2 Mutation Screen, Whole Blood

Mo-1 Deficiency
   Neutrophil Receptor Profile, Whole Blood

Molecular Cytogenetics
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Aneuploidy Screening), Peripheral Blood (Newborn or Cord, and Others)
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Bladder Carcinoma), Voided Urine, Bladder Wash
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Bone Marrow), Bone Marrow
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Hematological Blood), Peripheral Blood
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Microdeletion), Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, Fibroblasts, Other Tissue
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Prenatal-Aneuploidy/Microdeletion), Amniocytes, Chorionic Villi
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Subtelomeric Constitutional Studies), Peripheral Blood, Skin
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Tumors), Tumor Tissue

Molybdenum, Serum or Plasma

Mononucleosis Test
   Heterophil Antibody, Plasma or Serum

Monospot Test
   Heterophil Antibody, Plasma or Serum

Morquio Syndrome, Cultured Fibroblasts

Mould Culture
   Fungal Culture

MS Screen
   Oligoclonal Bands, CSF & Serum

MTB Culture
   Mycobacterial Culture

MTRNR1-Mitochondrial 12S RNA (Deafness Genetic Test), Whole Blood

MTTL1-MT Transfer RNA Leucine Protein (Deafness Genetic Test), Whole Blood

MTTS1-MT Transfer RNA Serine Protein (Deafness Genetic Test), Whole Blood

Mucopolysaccharides, Quant, Urine

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (2A, 2B, FMTC) Known Mutation, Whole Blood

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 Mutation Screen (2A, 2B), Whole Blood

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type I, Whole Blood

Mumps (suspected case)

Mumps, IgG Antibody Detection, Serum

Muramidase
   Lysozyme, Urine

Muscle Biopsy, Fresh or Frozen Tissue

Muscle-Eye-Brain Disease
   POMGNT1 Sequencing, Whole Blood

Muscular Dystrophy Testing, Tissue or Blood
   Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle or Skin Biopsy
   Duchenne/Becker MD, Deletion/Duplication, Whole Blood
   Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle Biopsy
   Dystrophin, Western Blot Confirmation, Muscle Biopsy
   Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle or Skin Biopsy
   Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD), Whole Blood
   Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD), Muscle Biopsy
   Merosin-Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle or Skin Biopsy
   Sarcoglycan-Deficient Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle Biopsy

Muscular Dystrophy, MDA
   Duchenne/Becker MD, Deletion/Duplication, Whole Blood

Musk Antibody Test , Serum or Whole Blood

Mycobacterial Culture
  See also: Bacterial Culture

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Fingerprinting by PCR, Culture Isolate

Mycology Culture
   Fungal Culture

Mycophenolic Acid, Serum or Plasma

Mycoplasma pneumonia Antibodies, IgG & IgM, Serum

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody, IgG , Serum
  See also: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody, IgM, Serum

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody, IgM, Serum
  See also: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibody, IgG , Serum

Mycoplasma pneumoniae by PCR, Respiratory Specimen

Mycoplasma Pneumoniae PCR, Nasopharyngeal Swab or Wash, Lung Tissue, Lavage, Sputum

Myelin Associated Glycoprotein (MAG) Antibody, IgM, Serum

Myelin Basic Protein, CSF

Myeloperoxidase Antibody, Serum

Myoglobin, Plasma

Myoglobin, Urine

Myositis Specific Antibody Profile, Serum

Myotonic Dystrophy (Type 1), DNA Testing, Whole Blood

Mysoline
   Primidone And Metabolite, Plasma or Serum

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