The Snips about SNPs series gives you a short, quick article about different genetic variants that you can look at in your 23andMe, Ancestry.com, or other genetic data.
Jump in, read a little – and then check your genetic data. Want to know more? There is always a link to the in-depth article.
Snips about SNPs:
- Snips about SNPs: ABCC11 and body odor
No body odor? A change in a single spot in the DNA of the ABCC11 gene can cause the gene not to function. - Snips about SNPs: Diabetes and TCF7L2
Diabetes is usually blamed on eating the wrong foods, but your genes play a big role in your susceptibility to the disease. - Snips about SNPs: Low LDL Cholesterol
Can you have low LDL cholesterol throughout life and a decreased risk of heart disease? Sign me up! No, this isn’t the latest pill from a pharmaceutical company, but a genetic variant that some people have. - Snips about SNPs: Taste Receptors
Do you love dark chocolate and coffee? Different genetic variants of those taste receptor genes mean that foods don’t taste the same to everyone. - Snips about SNPs: High Triglycerides and APOA5
A variant in the APOA5 gene is linked to higher triglyceride levels and also an increased risk of heart disease. Learn how your genes can cause high triglycerides. - Snips about SNPs: MTHFR
A quick way to check your 23 and Me or AncestryDNA data for the MTHFR mutation. Learn whether you should add more folate to your diet. - Snips about SNPs: Opioid Receptor
Genetic variants in OPRM1 (opioid receptor, mu 1) change your response to opioids and may lead to dependency. Check your genetic raw data for risk. - Snips about SNPs: HIV resistance
Check your 23andMe data for the CCR5 delta 32 mutation that causes partial resistance to HIV and AIDS. - Snips about SNPs: ADA gene and sleepiness
Waking up groggy? The ADA gene affects adenosine clearance. Check your genetic raw data for the variant that causes more slow-wave sleep. - Snips about SNPs: Omega-3’s from plants
Your genes influence how well you can use plant-based omega 3’s. Check your genetic data to see if you should eat more fish (or take algal oil) for DHA/EPA. - Snips about SNPs: Digesting Carbs
Your genes play a role in how well you break down carbohydrates. Check your amylase genes in your genetic raw data file to see how well you break down carbs. - Snips about SNPs: Evening chronotypes
Your CLOCK gene variants may lead to being more active in the evening and staying up a little later. Learn more and check your genetic raw data file. - Snips about SNPs: Heart attack risk – Lp(a)
Elevated Lp(a) is a big risk factor for heart attacks, and elevated Lp(a) is mainly due to genetics. Check to see if you carry the genetic variants linked to elevated Lp(a). - Snips about SNPs: Hangry Gene
Do you get irritable and grouchy when you are fasting? It could be due to your genes. Check your genetic data from 23andMe or AncestyDNA. - Snips about SNPs: Alcohol Flush
Face flushing when you drink? Feeling bad? Your ALDH gene variants control how you react to alcohol. Check your 23andMe or AncestryDNA data. - Snips about SNPs: HFE gene and iron
A couple of mutations in the HFE gene increase the amount of iron absorbed from food which can lead to hemochromatosis. Check your genetic data. - Snips about SNPs: BCMO1 and beta-carotene
Genetic variants can cause up to a 69% decreased conversion of beta-carotene to retinol. - Snips about SNPs: FTO and your weight
Lots of studies link the FTO gene variants likely higher BMI and obesity. Check your 23andMe or AncestryDNA data. - Snips about SNPs: Lactose Intolerance Gene
Do you love dairy but it doesn’t love you? The LCT gene controls whether you produce lactase (the enzyme that breaks down lactose) as an adult. - Snips about SNPs: ACTN3 (muscle type gene)
A quick overview of how to check your genetic data (23andMe, AncestryDNA) for the ACTN3 gene variant that influences muscle type.