VKORC1
Some search terms matchedVKORC1 encodes vitamin K epoxide reductase, part of the vitamin K recycling system used in activating clotting proteins. It is not simply a vitamin K receptor.
Also called: Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase Complex Subunit 1
Recycling vitamin K a…
Understanding a nutrient deficiency
Some search terms matchedHow the Purser approach moves from a nutrient finding to priorities, a manageable plan and reassessment.
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From a laboratory flag to a useful plan
Start with your original CMA report: check its date, values, and the lab’s catego…
Redox and antioxidant pathways
Some search terms matchedUnderstand why Dr. Purser teaches glutathione, SOD and catalase as a connected antioxidant team.
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An antioxidant team with different jobs
Dr. Purser teaches redox defense as a connected team. SOD handles superoxide and produces…
How to read a laboratory report
Some search terms matchedSeparate the gene, variant, measured value and clinical interpretation—and learn which questions to bring to your visit.
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Keep the original result in view
Start with your original report: check the date, units, the lab’s range,…
SLC19A1
Some search terms matchedEncodes the reduced folate carrier, a protein involved in transporting folates into cells.
Also called: RFC1, reduced folate carrier, folate transport
Folate transport is part of the story
Dr. Purser’s folate map includes transport as well …
ALPL
Some search terms matchedALPL encodes tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme important to bone and tooth mineralization and vitamin B6 metabolism. Persistently low alkaline phosphatase can deserve a different evaluation from a general nutrient deficienc…
DDAH1
Some search terms matchedDDAH1 encodes an enzyme that breaks down asymmetric dimethylarginine, or ADMA. ADMA inhibits nitric oxide synthase; DDAH1 is part of its clearance system, not the inhibitor itself.
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Clearing ADMA helps preserve nitric oxide sig…
F9
Some search terms matchedF9 encodes coagulation factor IX. Disease-causing variants can result in hemophilia B, an inherited bleeding disorder, but a panel marker is not equivalent to a confirmed disease-causing finding.
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Factor IX and the bleeding sid…
IL18RAP
Some search terms matchedIL18RAP encodes an accessory protein in the IL-18 receptor complex. The receptor needs coordinated components to translate an extracellular signal into a cellular response.
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The accessory component of IL-18 signaling
IL18RAP en…
IL1B
Some search terms matchedIL1B encodes interleukin-1 beta, a cytokine involved in inflammatory responses and fever. Its production and activation are regulated processes, not simply an on/off consequence of having a common SNP.
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IL-1β and the early infl…
IL23A
Some search terms matchedIL23A encodes the p19 subunit of interleukin-23. Together with the p40 subunit encoded by IL12B, it forms a cytokine involved in supporting Th17 responses.
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The p19 component of IL-23
IL23A encodes the p19 subunit of interleuki…
MTHFS
Some search terms matchedMTHFS encodes an enzyme that converts 5-formyltetrahydrofolate into 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate. This places it in folate interconversion; it is not another name for MTHFR or a direct maker of methylfolate.
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Folinic acid has …
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