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CHDH

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…o called: Choline Dehydrogenase Choline can serve more than one purpose CHDH helps convert choline toward betaine, while PEMT helps make phosphatidylcholine. Both involve choline but do different jobs. A nutrient result and your health hist…

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GPX1

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GPX1 helps cells use glutathione to handle peroxides. Also called: Glutathione Peroxidase 1 Glutathione has enzyme partners Dr. Purser teaches the glutathione peroxidase family alongside selenium and antioxidant support. GPX1 helps illustra…

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GPX3

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GPX3 helps use glutathione in peroxide defense outside cells. Also called: Glutathione Peroxidase 3 Glutathione has enzyme partners Dr. Purser teaches the glutathione peroxidase family alongside selenium and antioxidant support. GPX3 helps …

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GPX4

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…cell membranes from certain peroxides. Also called: Glutathione Peroxidase 4 Glutathione has enzyme partners Dr. Purser teaches the glutathione peroxidase family alongside selenium and antioxidant support. GPX4 helps illustrate protection i…

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HDC

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…lso called: Histidine Decarboxylase Histamine production is one part of the circuit HDC is involved in the enzyme step converting histidine to histamine. This is the production side of the circuit, separate from AOC1-mediated clearance and …

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SHMT1

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…1 connects serine and glycine with folate pathways. That is one reason both nutrition and genetics can come up in a folate conversation. Neither a gene result nor a folate number tells the whole story alone. Putting the pieces together His …

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SOD1

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…roxide defense in its own setting Dr. Purser teaches SOD as one member of an antioxidant team. SOD1 works primarily inside cells and uses copper and zinc. SOD converts superoxide into hydrogen peroxide, which explains the next connection to…

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SOD2

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…roxide defense in its own setting Dr. Purser teaches SOD as one member of an antioxidant team. SOD2 works in mitochondria and uses manganese. SOD converts superoxide into hydrogen peroxide, which explains the next connection to peroxide-han…

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SOD3

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…roxide defense in its own setting Dr. Purser teaches SOD as one member of an antioxidant team. SOD3 works outside cells and uses copper and zinc. SOD converts superoxide into hydrogen peroxide, which explains the next connection to peroxide…

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CCL3

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…itment signals rather than a unique disease prediction 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 m…

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