BMAL1: Core circadian gene with links to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes
A core circadian rhythm gene, BMAL1, influences heart disease risk, diabetes, and cancer. Check your genes and learn how to mitigate the risk.
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?
- Top 10 Genes to Check
- Migraines: Genetics, causes, and pathways to target
- Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators and Resolving Chronic Inflammation
- Pancreatitis and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
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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Mutations common in Ashkenazi Jewish populations
A list of the common Ashkenazi Jewish mutations that can be determined from 23andMe and AncestryDNA raw genetic data files.
HIF-1a Gene: Hypoxia, Cancer, and Athletic Superpowers
The hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF1A) gene codes for a transcription factor, that responds to the amount of oxygen available to the cell. This is important in cancer prevention, and several HIF1A genetic variants alter the susceptibility to several types of cancer.
Gulf War Illness: Genetic Susceptibility and Current Research
Many genetic variants have been studied for Gulf War Illness. Take a look into the research behind the illness and discover some possible solutions to help with symptoms.
Checking Your Carrier Status for Rare Genetic Diseases
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)