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First test to detect recently discovered autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer
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Mayo Clinic Laboratories has launched a first-of-its-kind test to detect an autoimmune disease called
testicular cancer-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis. The test, available nationally and internationally, detects the Kelch-like protein 11 antibody, or KLHL11, and is a result of the breakthrough study from 2019 that discovered the disease. This test has already provided patients, such as Steven Wopperer of Temecula, California, a diagnosis after he struggled for three years to find an answer to his vision and balance problems.
Read full news release on the Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ website.
Media contact:
- Suzanne Ferguson and Susan Barber Lindquist, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, newsbureau@mayo.edu
Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at the end of the post.
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Read more: Unique neurologic symptoms lead to surprising cancer diagnosis
A team of scientists from Mayo Clinic and two other institutions published a study in 2019 that showed the existence of an autoimmune disorder that affects men. The disorder causes the immune system to attack the brain, causing severe neurologic symptoms. That's what happened to Gregor Heinrich of Boca Raton, Florida.
Watch: Gregor's patient story.
Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (2:42) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script.
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