A New 23andMe Report on Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
23andMe recently added a new report on pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency, a rare genetic disorder that can result in chronic anemia and other serious complications.* This new Carrier Status report...
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Improvements to 23andMe’s G6PD Deficiency Report
23andMe updated its G6PD Deficiency Genetic Health Risk Report* that now includes the two most common variants linked to G6PD deficiency, a condition that can lead to episodes of anemia. The update makes this report more comprehensive, and relevant for more people.
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Crowdsourcing Health Conditions
Click on the image above for the interactive visualization. Some things just go together – peanut butter and jelly, cheese and crackers, Tango and Cash. Other things not so much,...
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SNPwatch: Enzyme Deficiency May Protect Against Serious Hepatitis C Treatment Side Effect
People chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus currently have only one treatment option: a combination of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-ylated interferon alpha and ribavirin (RBV). Not only does...
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SNPwatch: Genetic Variations Influencing Hemoglobin Levels Identified
Doctors routinely order the complete blood count (CBC) for their patients because they can learn a lot about a person’s health by measuring the numbers of different types of blood...
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