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...

Gene of the week: STXBP5L. This week, I return to the GenBeauty gene set. The gene under discussion is the STXBP5L gene that was previou...

The TERT gene provides instructions for making one component of an enzyme called telomerase. Telomerase maintains structures called telom...

Gene of the week: APOE (Alzheimer) The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene makes a protein which, when combined with fat, becomes a lipoprotein....

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...

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, in...

Gene of the week: CETP. CETP stands for cholesteryl ester transfer protein, and is part of the heart health section of GenTest, because ...

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...

Gene of the week: NOS1AP This week’s gene, NOS1AP is represented three times in the cardiovascular section of GenTest. Scientists have d...

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 yo...

Gene of the week: MC1R. The MC1R gene is listed in the GenBeauty report for 4 possible genetic variations, all under the UV protection s...

Gene of the week: MMP1. The MMP1 gene is responsible for the generation of a matrix metalloproteinase enzyme, also known as interstitial...

Gene of the week: ITGB3. Heart disease remains the biggest reason for early death in the western world. Many genetic variations play an ...

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 diff...

The NOS3 gene is listed three times in the GenTest report under the section for heart disease, because there are three possible genotype ...

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...

PPARG stands for Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma. A whole mouth full, but simply said, this gene encodes for the enzyme ...

The GPX-1 gene produces a protein in your body called glutathione peroxidase. This protein is part of the antioxidant process in our body...

This week’s gene is a very well-known one: the gene that produces an enzyme called lactase, which is responsible in our body for digestin...

MTRR is the part of the genome that produces an enzyme called methionine synthase. This enzyme’s role in our body is to use homocysteine ...