Provides structure for bones and teeth and supports muscle and nerve signaling.
Also called: Calcium
What it does
Provides structure for bones and teeth and supports muscle and nerve signaling.
Possible deficiency symptoms
Long-term low int…
An element found in trace amounts in the environment and used in prescription medicines.
Also called: Lithium
What it does
An element found in trace amounts in the environment and used in prescription medicines.
How supplementation is appro…
A carotenoid found in foods and in the retina.
Also called: Lutein
What it does
A carotenoid found in foods and in the retina.
How supplementation is approached
Lutein is an eye-related carotenoid, not a vitamin with a recognized isolated d…
A family of monounsaturated fats that includes palmitoleic acid.
Also called: Omega-7
What it does
A family of monounsaturated fats that includes palmitoleic acid.
How supplementation is approached
Omega-7 is a group of fats, not an essenti…
ADIPOQ encodes adiponectin, a hormone released by fat tissue that participates in insulin sensitivity and fat metabolism. Its name often appears in discussions of triglycerides, body composition and metabolic health.
Also called: Adiponecti…
The genetic-architecture chapter explains that S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) donates methyl groups and becomes S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH).
Also called: Adenosylhomocysteinase
Methyl-group use leaves another molecule behind
The genetic-archit…
Encodes diamine oxidase, an enzyme involved in breaking down histamine and other amines. DAO is used here as an enzyme nickname; it is also the official symbol of a different gene.
Also called: DAO, Amine Oxidase, Copper Containing 1, Diami…
APOE encodes a protein that carries lipids between cells. The familiar APOE e2, e3 and e4 groupings depend on the combination of rs429358 and rs7412, not on either marker read in isolation.
Also called: Apolipoprotein E
Lipid transport and …
ATG16L1 is involved in autophagy, a process that helps cells recycle parts.
Also called: Autophagy-Related 16-Like 1
Cellular recycling meets gut immunity
ATG16L1 is involved in autophagy, a process that helps cells recycle parts. It is stu…
BHMT helps recycle homocysteine into methionine using betaine. It is a different route from the folate and B12 pathway.
Also called: BHMT08, Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase
Another route through the homocysteine map
BHMT is part of…
BRCA1 helps repair damaged DNA. Clinically classified pathogenic variants can affect inherited cancer risk; a common SNP or a variant of uncertain significance is a different finding.
Also called: Breast Cancer 1
DNA repair and inherited ca…
BRCA2 helps repair damaged DNA. Clinically classified pathogenic variants can affect inherited cancer risk; a common SNP or a variant of uncertain significance is a different finding.
Also called: Breast Cancer 2
DNA repair and inherited ca…
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