anemia

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...

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. 

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,...

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...

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...