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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 18, 20209 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 18, 202010 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 18, 202010 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jan 19, 20202 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jan 17, 20203 min read
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TERT
The TERT gene provides instructions for making one component of an enzyme called telomerase. Telomerase maintains structures called...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jan 17, 20202 min read
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APOE
Gene of the week: APOE (Alzheimer) The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene makes a protein which, when combined with fat, becomes a lipoprotein....

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jan 17, 20202 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jan 17, 20204 min read
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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,...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jan 17, 20203 min read
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CETP
Gene of the week: CETP. CETP stands for cholesteryl ester transfer protein, and is part of the heart health section of GenTest, because...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jan 17, 20203 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 13, 20192 min read
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NOS1AP
Gene of the week: NOS1AP This week’s gene, NOS1AP is represented three times in the cardiovascular section of GenTest. Scientists have...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 6, 20192 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 6, 20192 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 6, 20194 min read
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MMP3
Gene of the week: MMP1. The MMP1 gene is responsible for the generation of a matrix metalloproteinase enzyme, also known as interstitial...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 6, 20193 min read
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ITHB3
Gene of the week: ITGB3. Heart disease remains the biggest reason for early death in the western world. Many genetic variations play an...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Oct 6, 20192 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Sep 5, 20192 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Sep 5, 20192 min read
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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...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jul 28, 20194 min read
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PPARG
PPARG stands for Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma. A whole mouth full, but simply said, this gene encodes for the enzyme...

Dr. Peter Verdegem
Jul 21, 20193 min read
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