Unique Test Screens for Recently Identified Peripheral Neuropathy: Matthew Schultz, Ph.D., and Amy White, M.S., CGC

Matthew Schultz, Ph.D., and Amy White, M.S., CGC, explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique urine assay (Mayo ID: SORD) screens for peripheral neuropathy arising from SORD gene variants. Although recently identified, SORD-related peripheral neuropathy is fairly common.(00:31) Would you share a little bit about yourself and your background? (01:11) Could you provide us with an overview of this particular peripheral neuropathy?  (03:09) Can you share the background as to how your team learned about this condition and how you considered testing for it? (04:42)Would you explain what you saw when you performed the urine test on the first patient? (05:26) Were you able to test additional patients with this condition? (06:09)Could you expand on why this urine test is important? (07:20) How does a health care provider order urine testing for SORD deficiency? (07:59) How does this new SORD urine test complement the existing Mayo Clinic Laboratories test menu? (08:55)Could you summarize the benefits of ordering this SORD urine test at Mayo?