{"id":31840,"date":"2025-11-04T09:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/?page_id=31840"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:59:13","slug":"diagnostics-compass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/en\/our-services\/diagnostics-compass\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnostics Compass"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Module Banner Banner--small  Background Background--grauFullTone Color Color--white\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid--size12 \">\n            <div class=\"Banner__content grid--size5Tp\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"Banner__title\">Diagnostik Compass<\/h1>\n                \n                \n                                    <p>Compact, practical, relevant<\/p>\n                \n                \n\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid--size12 grid--size7Tp\">\n                                                    <div class=\"Banner__image\">\n                        \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture Banner__picture Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/akram-huseyn-fKC9eWRnlGY-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"akram-huseyn-fKC9eWRnlGY-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/akram-huseyn-fKC9eWRnlGY-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"akram-huseyn-fKC9eWRnlGY-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"Breadcrumb\">\n    <ul class=\"Breadcrumb__list\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\">\n        \n                <li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"Breadcrumb__item breadcrumb__item--home\">\n        <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/en\/\" class=\"Breadcrumb__link\">\n            <span itemprop=\"name\">Labor Berlin<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/li>\n    \n                <li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"Breadcrumb__item breadcrumb__item--current\">\n        <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31840\/\" class=\"Breadcrumb__link\">\n            <span itemprop=\"name\">Page<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"2\" \/>\n    <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"Module Text Background Background--transparent\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <Header class=\"Module__header\">\n                    <h2>First-hand expertise<\/h2>\n        \n        \n        \n\n    <\/Header>\n\n\n                                <div class=\"Text__content\">\n                <p>In our <em>Diagnostics Compass<\/em>\u00a0we regularly present diagnostic services from our specialist areas\u2014tailored specifically for our clients and anyone interested in modern laboratory diagnostics. These short articles convey relevant expertise, highlight developments relevant to practice, diagnostic features, and information on submitting samples to Labor Berlin.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"Module TeaserColumns Background Background--laboratoriumsmedizin\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <Header class=\"Module__header\">\n                    <h2>Laboratory Medicine &#038; Toxicology<\/h2>\n        \n        \n        \n<a href=\"\/en\/departments\/laboratory-medicine-toxicology\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--secondary\">go to department Laboratory Medicine &amp; Toxicology<\/a>\n    <\/Header>\n\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__list grid grid--size12  grid--size3T grid--size6Tp\">\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Urinary stone analysis<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image TeaserColumns__image--fourColumns\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yunus-tug-4ifHt7QOHQA-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"Urinproben in Reagenzglas\"\n            title=\"yunus-tug-4ifHt7QOHQA-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yunus-tug-4ifHt7QOHQA-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"Urinproben in Reagenzglas\" title=\"yunus-tug-4ifHt7QOHQA-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>The aim of urinary stone analysis is to identify all crystalline components of a stone. Only 33% of all urinary stones are composed of a single type of mineral (monomineralic); the majority are mixed stones consisting of two or three components.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Diagnostik-Kompass_Harnsteinanalytik-bei-Labor-Berlin_LabMed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Malaria<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image TeaserColumns__image--fourColumns\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-1600x1201.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-400x300.jpg 400w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Bild-Buehne-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide and poses a significant global health problem. In Germany, there are approximately 600 to 700 new cases each year, making the disease rare but serious in this country. This also increases the organizational and diagnostic demands on laboratories.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Diagnostik-Kompass_Malaria_LAB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Hemoglobinopathies<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image TeaserColumns__image--fourColumns\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"testalize-me-X_lOGO8Jdw0-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Hemoglobinopathies are among the most common genetic disorders worldwide and therefore represent a significant global health problem. These disorders are primarily found in the Mediterranean region, Asia, and Africa. In Germany, too, hemoglobinopathies have become a clinical specialty with growing diagnostic significance.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Diagnostik-Kompass_Haemoglobinopathien_LAB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Abuse substances from saliva<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image TeaserColumns__image--fourColumns\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4.jpg 1204w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4-1173x1536.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4-1024x1340.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4-800x1047.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4-600x785.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4-400x524.jpg 400w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"210709_Innovation_Kapitel_4\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Drug screening from saliva is becoming increasingly important as a modern alternative to traditional sample materials such as urine and blood. Saliva contains both medications and drugs as well as their metabolites, which enter the oral cavity via saliva secretion or diffusion from the bloodstream. This enables the detection of current or recent substance exposure.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Diagnostik-Kompass_Missbrauchssubstanzen-aus-Speichel-bei-Labor-Berlin_LabMed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"Module TeaserColumns Background Background--allergiediagnostik\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <Header class=\"Module__header\">\n                    <h2>Allergy Diagnostics<\/h2>\n        \n        \n        \n<a href=\"http:\/\/laborberlin.com\/en\/departments\/allergy-diagnostics\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--secondary\">go to department Allergy Diagnostics<\/a>\n    <\/Header>\n\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__list grid grid--size12  grid--size4T grid--size6Tp\">\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Food intolerances<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"yunus-tug-B4lBviKbnQ0-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>For many people, suspected food intolerances represent a considerable burden in their everyday lives. Symptoms such as gastrointestinal complaints, skin reactions, headaches, or even chronic fatigue are often associated with diet. In this context, the diagnostic spectrum at Labor Berlin offers valuable support in specifically identifying various causes and forms of food intolerances and distinguishing them from allergies or other diseases.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/260225_Diagnostik-Kompass_Nahrungsmittelunvertra\u0308glichkeiten_ALL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"Module TeaserColumns Background Background--virologie\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <Header class=\"Module__header\">\n                    <h2>Virology<\/h2>\n        \n        \n        \n<a href=\"\/en\/departments\/virology\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--secondary\">go to department Virology<\/a>\n    <\/Header>\n\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__list grid grid--size12  grid--size4T grid--size6Tp\">\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">West Nile Virus<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash\"\/>\n\n                    <div class=\"Picture__tooltip\">\n                <div class=\"Picture__tooltipIcon\">\u00a9<\/div>\n                <div class=\"Picture__tooltipContent\">\n                    verschiedene Probenr\u00f6hrchen                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"national-cancer-institute-egT3xtDu9DQ-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Many people often associate infectious diseases transmitted by mosquitoes only with tropical destinations. However, local outbreaks of such pathogens have also occurred in southern Europe in recent years. Now these viruses are also gaining importance in Berlin, especially the West Nile virus (WNV), which is transmitted by mosquitoes.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Diagnostik-Kompass_West-Nil-Fieber_VIR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Human Pathogenic Coronaviruses<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13\"\/>\n\n                    <div class=\"Picture__tooltip\">\n                <div class=\"Picture__tooltipIcon\">\u00a9<\/div>\n                <div class=\"Picture__tooltipContent\">\n                    \u00a9Labor Berlin\/JacobiaDahm                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"20200426_Labor_Berlin_JacobiaDahm-13\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Seven coronaviruses (CoV) that infect humans and mainly cause respiratory diseases are known to date. The best known of these is SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected in humans in 2019 and triggered the COVID-19 pandemic. Below, we take a look at the other six human coronaviruses.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Diagnostik-Kompass_Coronaviren_VIR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"Module TeaserColumns Background Background--immunologie\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <Header class=\"Module__header\">\n                    <h2>Immunology<\/h2>\n        \n        \n        \n<a href=\"\/en\/departments\/immunology\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--secondary\">go to department Immunology<\/a>\n    <\/Header>\n\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__list grid grid--size12  grid--size4T grid--size6Tp\">\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">p-Tau217: An innovative blood biomarker for Alzheimer&#8217;s diagnosis<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"yunus-tug-ay028M05izc-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. Current research is focused on developing reliable blood biomarkers that enable early and specific diagnosis. Particularly promising is the phosphorylated tau protein at threonine 217 (p-Tau217), which has a high specificity for Alzheimer&#8217;s pathology and opens up new perspectives for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy monitoring.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Diagnostik-Kompass_p-TAU217_IMM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Neurofilament light chain \u2013 an easily detectable biomarker for nerve cell damage in serum<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"yunus-tug-tkPalox32Yc-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Many neurological diseases develop slowly and continuously over many years, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and all forms of dementia, or in episodes, such as most forms of multiple sclerosis and certain polyneuropathies. These disease courses make early diagnosis difficult and can significantly delay recommended early treatment. The protein neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a nerve cell-specific, primarily axon-localized structural protein from the neurofilament group and is released when nerve cells are damaged involving the axon. NfL has been intensively studied as a biomarker, prognostic marker, and progression parameter for various neurological diseases.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Diagnostik-Kompass_NeurofilamentLightChain_IMM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"Module TeaserColumns Background Background--humangenetik\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <Header class=\"Module__header\">\n                    <h2>Human Genetics<\/h2>\n        \n        \n        \n<a href=\"\/en\/departments\/human-genetics\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--secondary\">go to department Human Genetics<\/a>\n    <\/Header>\n\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__list grid grid--size12  grid--size4T grid--size6Tp\">\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Molecular genetic diagnosis of cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iStock-693103248-3200x1601.jpg\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"doctor team\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iStock-693103248-3200x1601.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"doctor team\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Heart disease can be either genetic or acquired. If left untreated, hereditary heart disease can lead to sudden cardiac death. In the context of molecular genetic diagnostics of cardiological diseases, a fundamental distinction is made between structural changes in the heart muscle (cardiomyopathies) and arrhythmias caused by ion channel defects (known as channelopathies).<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/260225_Diagnostik-Kompass_Kardiomyopathien_HUM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Genetic diagnostics for primary ciliary dyskinesia<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash-3200x2136.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"getty-images-onQNKq1y13s-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic disorder caused by a dysfunction of the motile cilia. These cilia play a crucial role in mucociliary clearance, particularly in the respiratory epithelium, i.e., the lining of the airways. A defect in this clearance system typically leads to chronic inflammation of the airways, sinus problems, and the development of irreversible bronchiectasis. Diagnosing PCD is complex and requires a multimodal approach.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Diagnostik-Kompass_Genetische-Diagnostik-bei-PCD_HUM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"Module TeaserColumns Background Background--forensic\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <Header class=\"Module__header\">\n                    <h2>Forensic Genetics<\/h2>\n        \n        \n        \n<a href=\"\/en\/departments\/forensic-genetics\/\" class=\"Button Button--secondary\">go to department Forensic Genetics<\/a>\n    <\/Header>\n\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__list grid grid--size12  grid--size4T grid--size6Tp\">\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Forensic secretion determination \u2013 traditional methods and new research approaches<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"testalize-me-9xHsWmh3m_4-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>In forensic trace analysis, the clear identification of bodily secretions such as blood, saliva, semen, and vaginal fluid is crucial in order to reconstruct the course of events as reliably as possible. Forensic Genetics Berlin offers two different testing methods for this purpose.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Diagnostik-Kompass_Forensische-Sekretbestimmung_FOR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Ancestry analysis \u2013 The right to know your own ancestry<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mufid-majnun-aNEaWqVoT0g-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>The right to know your own biological ancestry is part of your general personal rights. Clarification can be sought for private reasons, through official channels, or in court. At our accredited specialist laboratory for forensic genetics at Labor Berlin, biological ancestry is examined using DNA analysis.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Diagnostik-Kompass_Abstammungsanalyse_FOR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"Module TeaserColumns Background Background--mikrobiologie\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            <Header class=\"Module__header\">\n                    <h2>Mikrobiologie &#038; Hygiene<\/h2>\n        \n        \n        \n<a href=\"\/en\/departments\/microbiology-hygiene\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--secondary\">go to department Microbiology &amp; Hygiene<\/a>\n    <\/Header>\n\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__list grid grid--size12  grid--size4T grid--size6Tp\">\n                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__item\">\n                                                    <span class=\"Topline TeaserColumns__topline\">Antibiotic susceptibility testing<\/span>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"TeaserColumns__image\">\n                                \n    <picture\n                class=\"Picture  Picture--hero\"\n    >\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"\"\n                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-1020x680.jpg 1020w\"                class=\"lazyload Picture__image\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            title=\"trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash\"\/>\n\n        \n        <noscript>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laborberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash-3200x2133.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"trnava-university-Lr_MKzNGhUU-unsplash\"\/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/picture>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <p>Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is a laboratory procedure that determines how effective antibiotics are against certain bacteria or fungi. 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The most important indicator here is the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) \u2013 the smallest amount of antibiotic that stops growth.<\/p>\n                        \n                                                    \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/260225_Diagnostik-Kompass_Antibiotika-Empfindlichkeitstests_MIB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Button Button--primaryLight\">read more<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14898,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31840","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Diagnostics Compass - 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