Let’s explore “Blood-vessel health: genetics, metabolism, and measured risk”

… desirable Female: <100 desirable How to read this marker Risk-based goals may be <100, <70, or <55 depending on primary/secondary prevention risk. The wider testing context Cholesterol categories help with screening. Your treatment goal…

…r HDL is not always protective; interpret within the entire risk profile. The wider testing context Cholesterol categories help with screening. Your treatment goal also depends on your personal risk of heart and blood-vessel disease. Usin…

… desirable Female: <130 desirable How to read this marker Risk-based goals may be lower; useful when triglycerides are elevated. The wider testing context Cholesterol categories help with screening. Your treatment goal also depends on yo…

…ble; 100-119 borderline high; 120-139 high; ≥140 very high. Risk goals may be lower. The wider testing context Cholesterol categories help with screening. Your treatment goal also depends on your personal risk of heart and blood-vessel dis…

…rser Wellness reference range Unit: ratio Male: <0.7 lower risk Female: <0.6 lower risk How to read this marker Approximate risk strata are sex-specific and assay-dependent. The wider testing context Cholesterol categories help with scr…

… read this marker ≥75 increased; ≥125 commonly treated as a risk-enhancing level. Units are not directly interchangeable with mg/dL. The wider testing context Cholesterol categories help with screening. Your treatment goal also depends on …

…urser Wellness reference range Unit: mg/L Male: <2.0 lower risk Female: <2.0 lower risk How to read this marker ≥2 suggests higher cardiovascular risk; >10 may reflect acute inflammation and should generally be repeated when well. The w…

Encodes an enzyme involved in fatty-acid metabolism.

Encodes an enzyme involved in fatty-acid metabolism.

SERPINE1 makes PAI-1, a protein involved in breaking down blood clots. You may also see PAI4G used for this pathway.

VDR encodes the vitamin D receptor, which helps regulate gene activity in response to active vitamin D. A receptor variant does not by itself mean receptors are absent or that the blood vitamin D level is low.

Explore folate, vitamin B9, one-carbon metabolism, anemia, homocysteine, SLC19A1, and differences between folate forms and transport pathways. Understand the connection Folate, or vitamin B9, supports DNA building blocks, cell division, an…