Cholesterol and Triglycerides in CVD
Dear GenLife Health Advisors, In this week’s Gene of the Week, I will discuss the influence of cholesterol and triglycerides on the...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Oct 18, 2020
- 10 min
Cardio Vascular Diseases
Dear GenLife Health Advisors, At GenLife we are very passionate about preserving the health of the users of our products as long as...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Oct 18, 2020
- 10 min
Gene of the Week 2020 Fall Season
Dear GenLife Health Advisors, the summer has passed and therefore it is a good time to restart my weekly column, Gene of the Week. We...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jan 19, 2020
- 2 min
IL1RN
Gene of the week: IL1NR The gene that I discuss this week is from the GenBeauty report. This gene codes for a protein called interleukin...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jan 17, 2020
- 3 min
STXBP5L
Gene of the week: STXBP5L. This week, I return to the GenBeauty gene set. The gene under discussion is the STXBP5L gene that was...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jan 17, 2020
- 2 min
TERT
The TERT gene provides instructions for making one component of an enzyme called telomerase. Telomerase maintains structures called...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jan 17, 2020
- 2 min
APOE
Gene of the week: APOE (Alzheimer) The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene makes a protein which, when combined with fat, becomes a lipoprotein....
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jan 17, 2020
- 4 min
HFE
Gene of the week: HFE This week’s gene, HFE, or High FE2+ protein encoding gene, immediately tells what it does. It regulates the amount...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jan 17, 2020
- 3 min
BICD1
Gene of the week: BICD1. This week’s gene has an influence on the telomere length of your chromosomes. Like the rest of a chromosome,...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jan 17, 2020
- 3 min
CETP
Gene of the week: CETP. CETP stands for cholesteryl ester transfer protein, and is part of the heart health section of GenTest, because...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Oct 13, 2019
- 2 min
HIGD1C
Gene of the week: HIGD1C. HIGD1C is a gene that encodes for a protein that is called Hypoxia Inducible Domain Family Member 1C. A mouths...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Oct 6, 2019
- 2 min
NOS1AP
Gene of the week: NOS1AP This week’s gene, NOS1AP is represented three times in the cardiovascular section of GenTest. Scientists have...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Oct 6, 2019
- 2 min
TCF7L2
Gene of the week: TCF7L2 This week’s gene is strongly determining your risk for type-2 diabetes. The normal genotype is C:C, and when...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Oct 6, 2019
- 4 min
MC1R
Gene of the week: MC1R. The MC1R gene is listed in the GenBeauty report for 4 possible genetic variations, all under the UV protection...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Oct 6, 2019
- 3 min
MMP3
Gene of the week: MMP1. The MMP1 gene is responsible for the generation of a matrix metalloproteinase enzyme, also known as interstitial...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Oct 6, 2019
- 2 min
ITHB3
Gene of the week: ITGB3. Heart disease remains the biggest reason for early death in the western world. Many genetic variations play an...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
NOS3 (Episode 2)
Gene of the week: NOS3 (Episode 2). The last episode of gene of the week already announced that this gene will be covered in three...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
NOS3 (Episode 1)
The NOS3 gene is listed three times in the GenTest report under the section for heart disease, because there are three possible genotype...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jul 28, 2019
- 4 min
HLA
Gene of the week: HLA DQ2.5 and HLA DQ8 This week I discuss the two most well-known “celiac genes”. Celiac disease is a disorder in which...
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Dr. Peter Verdegem
- Jul 21, 2019
- 3 min
PPARG
PPARG stands for Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma. A whole mouth full, but simply said, this gene encodes for the enzyme...
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