# Unique Assays Advance Care of Complex Autoimmune Skin Conditions Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/answers-from-the-lab-870296/unique-assays-advance-care-of-complex-autoimmune-skin-conditions Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/answers-from-the-lab-870296/unique-assays-advance-care-of-complex-autoimmune-skin-conditions.md Podcast: [Answers from the Lab](https://stenobird.com/podcast/answers-from-the-lab-870296) Published: 2026-04-23T06:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/937ab236 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/937ab236/533fd492.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/answers-from-the-lab-870296/episodes/unique-assays-advance-care-of-complex-autoimmune-skin-conditions Duration seconds: 1037 ## Resource In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D. , president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to reflect on the essential role of laboratory medicine during National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. Dr. Pritt also welcomes Julia Lehman, M.D. , a dermatologist and dermatopathologist at Mayo Clinic, to discuss innovative diagnostic tests for autoimmune diseases affecting the skin. Laboratory medicine’s expanding role (00:15): Learn how laboratory medicine touches nearly every aspect of healthcare — and why its importance will continue to grow with the integration of AI. An inspiring patient story (05:22): Hear how a young patient with a rare disease is able to pursue her passion for dance thanks to advances in laboratory medicine. Advances in testing for autoimmune blistering diseases (07:29): Discover how novel diagnostic tests are helping clinicians better tailor treatment for patients with complex skin conditions. Note: Information in this post was accurate at the time of its posting. Resources Immunodermatology: Unmatched testing expertise A family's journey with an ultra-rare disease: Isabel the incredible ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/answers-from-the-lab-870296/episodes/unique-assays-advance-care-of-complex-autoimmune-skin-conditions/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/answers-from-the-lab-870296/unique-assays-advance-care-of-complex-autoimmune-skin-conditions.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.