Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 18, 20209 minCholesterol and Triglycerides in CVDDear GenLife Health Advisors, In this week’s Gene of the Week, I will discuss the influence of cholesterol and triglycerides on the...
Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 18, 202010 minCardio Vascular DiseasesDear GenLife Health Advisors, At GenLife we are very passionate about preserving the health of the users of our products as long as...
Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 18, 202010 minGene of the Week 2020 Fall SeasonDear GenLife Health Advisors, the summer has passed and therefore it is a good time to restart my weekly column, Gene of the Week. We...
Dr. Peter VerdegemJan 19, 20202 minIL1RNGene of the week: IL1NR The gene that I discuss this week is from the GenBeauty report. This gene codes for a protein called interleukin...
Dr. Peter VerdegemJan 17, 20203 minSTXBP5LGene of the week: STXBP5L. This week, I return to the GenBeauty gene set. The gene under discussion is the STXBP5L gene that was...
Dr. Peter VerdegemJan 17, 20202 minTERTThe TERT gene provides instructions for making one component of an enzyme called telomerase. Telomerase maintains structures called...
Dr. Peter VerdegemJan 17, 20202 minAPOEGene of the week: APOE (Alzheimer) The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene makes a protein which, when combined with fat, becomes a lipoprotein....
Dr. Peter VerdegemJan 17, 20204 minHFEGene of the week: HFE This week’s gene, HFE, or High FE2+ protein encoding gene, immediately tells what it does. It regulates the amount...
Dr. Peter VerdegemJan 17, 20203 minBICD1Gene of the week: BICD1. This week’s gene has an influence on the telomere length of your chromosomes. Like the rest of a chromosome,...
Dr. Peter VerdegemJan 17, 20203 minCETPGene of the week: CETP. CETP stands for cholesteryl ester transfer protein, and is part of the heart health section of GenTest, because...
Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 13, 20192 minHIGD1CGene of the week: HIGD1C. HIGD1C is a gene that encodes for a protein that is called Hypoxia Inducible Domain Family Member 1C. A mouths...
Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 6, 20192 minNOS1APGene of the week: NOS1AP This week’s gene, NOS1AP is represented three times in the cardiovascular section of GenTest. Scientists have...
Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 6, 20192 minTCF7L2Gene 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...
Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 6, 20194 minMC1RGene of the week: MC1R. The MC1R gene is listed in the GenBeauty report for 4 possible genetic variations, all under the UV protection...
Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 6, 20193 minMMP3Gene of the week: MMP1. The MMP1 gene is responsible for the generation of a matrix metalloproteinase enzyme, also known as interstitial...
Dr. Peter VerdegemOct 6, 20192 minITHB3Gene of the week: ITGB3. Heart disease remains the biggest reason for early death in the western world. Many genetic variations play an...
Dr. Peter VerdegemSep 5, 20192 minNOS3 (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...
Dr. Peter VerdegemSep 5, 20192 minNOS3 (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...
Dr. Peter VerdegemJul 28, 20194 minHLAGene 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...
Dr. Peter VerdegemJul 21, 20193 minPPARGPPARG stands for Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma. A whole mouth full, but simply said, this gene encodes for the enzyme...