BRCA1, BRCA2, and common variants
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Bring these questions to your visit
Ask whether the variant is beni…
Insulin receptor signaling
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Follow the pathway
Dr. Purser follows the receptor through IRS proteins, PI3K/AKT, and glucose transport. He discusses magne…
Adenomyosis and inflammation
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Dr. Purser discusses IL-6, TNF-alpha, other inflammatory signals, tissue remodeling, and the interaction between inflammation and hormone-related processes. Cytokines are one part of the picture, rather than a substitute for a gynecologi…
Bladder pain and cytokines
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Dr. Purser discusses inflammatory signaling and immune-cell activity as possible parts of this complex picture. Tissue irritation, pain processing, and the wider health history can all matter; a cytokine pattern alone cannot ide…
Relapsing polychondritis
Some search terms matched…alpha, IL-6, and IL-1 beta. He discusses the interaction of immune-cell recruitment and tissue injury.
Bring these questions to your visit
Ask which organs need monitoring and how disease activity will be controlled. Breathing difficulty, …
Scleritis and cytokines
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Dr. Purser discusses TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-1 family signals, and Th17/Th22 pathways in eye inflammation. The degree of eye disease cannot be inferred simply from whether a common genetic finding is heterozygous or homozygous.
Bring…
Hemolytic anemia
Some search terms matched…destroyed faster than the body can replace them. Inherited, immune, medication-related, and other mechanisms can be involved.
Follow the pathway
Dr. Purser explains red-cell breakdown alongside blood counts, reticulocytes, bilirubin, LDH, …
NELL-1 and kidney disease
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Follow the pathway
Dr. Purser discusses immune complexes, podocytes, proteinuria, and possible associations with medicines, exposures, and other conditions. NELL-1 is different from concluding that IL-8 or another cytoki…
Astragalus
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Astragalus root preparations differ from combination immune-support products.
What symptoms can—and cannot—tell you
There is no established dietary deficiency syndrome for this specific botanical or compound. Symptoms are not evidenc…
Catalase
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How supplementation is approached
Dr. Pur…
Maitake
Some search terms matched…aten as food differ from concentrated mushroom extracts and immune-support blends.
What symptoms can—and cannot—tell you
There is no established dietary deficiency syndrome for this specific botanical or compound. Symptoms are not evidence …
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
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Check vitamin C in multivitamins and immune blends, record bowel tolerance and discuss kidney-stone or iron-overload history before high supplemental intake.
From starting support to follow-up
If you and your clinicia…
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