Molecular Services

MAWD MOLECULAR LAB (MML)

The MAWD Molecular Lab was established in 2010 under the direction of Dr. Samuel Caughron to bring the latest advances in diagnostics and personalized medicine to Kansas City. Designed from the ground up with a vision of the future, MML houses state of the art molecular equipment capable of running the most advanced diagnostics assays. The lab is staffed by experts in molecular techniques, and is continually adding to the menu of tests performed. Currently, the lab performs the following tests:

WOMEN’S HEALTH

• High-risk HPV from ThinPrep using the next-generation Cervista Assay
  
• Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) detection by RT-PCR
  
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) detection by RT-PCR

ONCOLOGY

• KRAS Mutation Analysis
  
• BRAF Mutation Analysis

PHARMACOGENETICS

• Cytochrome P450 2C19 Genotyping

COAGULATION GENETICS

• Prothrombin (Factor II) Gene Mutation Analysis
• Factor V (Leiden) Gene Mutation Analysis
• MTHFR Gene Mutation Analysis