Disease Prevention

Your genes interact with your diet and lifestyle to influence your susceptibility to diseases. You can use your genetic data here in a couple of ways:

Find the root cause: If you are dealing with a health condition, learn how to use your genetic data to get to the right solutions.
Be proactive: Find out what you are genetically more susceptible to and what to do to prevent it.

Where to start in Disease Prevention?

Members: Check out the Disease Prevention Topic Summary Report for a quick overview of all your genetic variants related to disease prevention.

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Checking Your Carrier Status for Rare Genetic Diseases

February 27, 2025December 30, 2016

The term “carrier status” when applied to a genetic disease usually means looking at whether or not you are heterozygous (have one copy) for a mutation that causes a Mendelian genetic disease. While genetic information from 23andMe or a similar DNA test is generally accurate, always re-confirm with a clinical test before making a major health decision. Your results on these variants could be a false positive or a false negative. (Member’s article)

Osteoporosis: Genetic Susceptibility and Prevention Strategies

March 5, 2025August 4, 2015

Osteoporosis is a degenerative bone disease facing many of us as we age. Genetics plays a big role in susceptibility to osteoporosis. The good news here is that knowing where your genetic susceptibility lies can lead you to targeted, personalized solutions for osteoporosis. (Member’s article)