TCN2
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What evidence do we have about my B12 status beyond the genetic finding?
Reading your own results
Bring your original report, current results, health history, and medicines to your visit. This information can help you ask questions, but…
TNF
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Variant IDs in the teaching reference: rs1800629, rs2187668, rs2858331, rs1799964, rs361525
Where the VARS Triad and MTHFR Daily fit
If you are exploring homocystei…
VKORC1
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Genetics, CMA and blood tests
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Three tests, three different questions
Dr. Purser teaches genetics as a map of inherited tendencies, CMA as a laboratory-specific assessment of current nutrient-related cellular responses, and conventional blood testing as a separate sour…
Homocysteine and methylation
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Nutrient context: read high and low results carefully
Protein intake and nutrients such as folate, B12, B6, riboflav…
Redox and antioxidant pathways
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How to read a laboratory report
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Putting the pieces together
Dr. Purser’s integrated …
CCL2
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A question to bring to your visit
What distinguishes a genetic recruitment tendency from evidence of current vascular inflammation?
Variant IDs in the teaching reference: rs1024611, rs1024610, rs2857656
Also called: MCP-1, Monocyte che…
CCL3
Some search terms matched…rediction from one marker. Closely related genes and nearby variants need careful naming and mapping.
A question to bring to your visit
Has the exact chemokine gene been identified correctly on my report?
Variant IDs in the teaching referen…
CETP
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What do my measured lipid results show, and would this genetic finding change their interpretation?
Variant IDs in the teaching reference: rs5882
Also called: Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
HMGB1
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A question to bring to your visit
What evidence supports persistent inflammation or tissue …
IL17A
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A question to bring to your visit
What diagnosed condition or clinical finding makes the IL-23/…
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