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171Gene guides
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16Pathway guides
10Symptom guides
9Buyer guides
4Question guides

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B12 transport

B12 transport DNA analysis

B12 transport becomes important when intake looks reasonable but functional support still looks uneven. DNA helps most when it shows whether transport and recycling deserve their own follow-up instead of being hidden inside broader methylation discussion.

B12 transport

Caffeine / stimulant sensitivity

caffeine sensitivity DNA analysis

Caffeine response can be a real pattern, not just a personality quirk. DNA can help separate slower clearance from stronger receptor sensitivity.

Caffeine / stimulant sensitivity

Choline support

choline support DNA analysis

Choline support sits at the overlap of phosphatidylcholine production, liver support, lipid handling, and methyl-donor demand. DNA helps most when it clarifies whether that overlap deserves real follow-up rather than generic nutrition advice.

Choline support

Estrogen metabolism

estrogen metabolism DNA analysis

Estrogen handling sits at the overlap of methylation, detox support, and hormone clearance. The point is to decide whether clearance deserves separate follow-up.

Estrogen metabolism

Glucose

glucose regulation DNA analysis

Glucose regulation is not just about blood sugar. It also reflects insulin signaling, meal response, energy handling, and recovery under load. DNA can help prioritize which parts of that system may deserve deeper follow-up.

Glucose

Histamine

histamine genetics metabolism

Histamine problems rarely come from a single input. Diet, gut context, methylation support, and clearance genes can all contribute. DNA helps most when it clarifies which clearance mechanisms deserve closer follow-up.

Histamine

Inflammation / immune signaling

inflammation DNA analysis

Inflammation changes the behavior of many other pathways. The useful question is whether immune tone deserves to move into the main decision layer.

Inflammation / immune signaling

Iron handling

iron handling DNA analysis

Iron status becomes harder to interpret when storage, transport, and inflammation overlap.

Iron handling

Lipids

lipid metabolism DNA analysis

Lipid handling covers transport, storage, oxidation, and how your body responds to dietary fat. DNA can help identify where lipid-related systems may need more structured follow-up than generic cholesterol advice provides.

Lipids

Methylation

methylation DNA analysis

Methylation sits at the center of folate handling, homocysteine recycling, neurotransmitter support, and many day-to-day cellular processes. The useful question is not whether methylation matters. It is which parts of the system may actually deserve validation first.

Methylation

Mitochondrial energy

mitochondrial energy DNA analysis

Mitochondrial throughput is a better explanation for some fatigue patterns than generic oxidative stress or motivation language.

Mitochondrial energy

Nitric oxide / vascular tone

nitric oxide DNA analysis

Circulation and endothelial support can matter more than people expect in energy, exercise, and recovery questions.

Nitric oxide / vascular tone

Oxidative stress

oxidative stress DNA analysis

Oxidative stress is one of the most common ways people experience system load without clear explanation. DNA can help show where buffering capacity may be weaker and which validation markers could make that signal more concrete.

Oxidative stress

Sulfur / transsulfuration

sulfur transsulfuration DNA analysis

Sulfur flow sits between methylation, glutathione support, and detox resilience. The useful question is whether downstream sulfur handling deserves its own follow-up instead of staying buried inside methylation talk.

Sulfur / transsulfuration

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171 results

ABCA1

ABCA1 cholesterol efflux gene

ABCA1 supports cholesterol efflux and early HDL particle formation.

Lipids

ABCC8

ABCC8 gene blood-sugar regulation

ABCC8 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

ABCG8

ABCG8 sterol transport gene

ABCG8 helps move sterols through intestinal and biliary transport routes, which can affect LDL-C and cholesterol absorption context.

LipidsBuyer intent

ACADM

ACADM gene cellular energy production

ACADM is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

ACADS

ACADS gene cellular energy production

ACADS is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

ACADVL

ACADVL gene cellular energy production

ACADVL is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

ACAT1

ACAT1 gene cellular energy production

ACAT1 is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

ADIPOQ

ADIPOQ metabolism gene

ADIPOQ is relevant when insulin sensitivity and metabolic resilience seem harder to maintain than broad lifestyle advice would predict.

GlucoseLipidsWeight

ADORA2A

ADORA2A gene DNA analysis

ADORA2A becomes more useful when caffeine / stimulant sensitivity looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Caffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetoxBuyer intent

AGL

AGL gene blood-sugar regulation

AGL is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

AGXT2

AGXT2 gene blood-vessel tone and nitric-oxide context

AGXT2 is tracked because it connects to vascular relaxation, methylarginine handling, or blood-pressure response under stress. The current evidence index links this gene to Nitric oxide / vascular tone with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsOxidative stress

AHR

AHR gene DNA analysis

AHR becomes more useful when caffeine / stimulant sensitivity looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Caffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetoxBuyer intent

ALDH2

ALDH2 aldehyde clearance gene

ALDH2 matters when aldehyde load, alcohol sensitivity, and histamine-like reactions overlap.

Choline supportHistamineOxidative stress

ALDOB

ALDOB gene blood-sugar regulation

ALDOB is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

AMPD1

AMPD1 gene cellular energy production

AMPD1 is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

AMY1

AMY1 starch digestion gene

AMY1 is relevant when carbohydrate tolerance seems unusually variable, especially with starch-heavy meals.

GlucoseLipids

ANGPTL4

ANGPTL4 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

ANGPTL4 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

AOC1

AOC1 histamine clearance gene

AOC1 becomes relevant when histamine-clearance capacity looks weaker than symptom tracking alone can explain.

Histamine

APOA1

APOA1 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

APOA1 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

APOA5

APOA5 triglyceride gene

APOA5 matters when triglycerides look more central than cholesterol alone in the lipid picture.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

APOB

APOB gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

APOB is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

APOC3

APOC3 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

APOC3 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

APOE

APOE gene metabolism

APOE is important for lipid transport and how fats are packaged and moved through the body, making it relevant to cholesterol and metabolic resilience.

LipidsEnergyNutrition

ARG1

ARG1 gene DNA analysis

ARG1 becomes more useful when nitric oxide / vascular tone looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Nitric oxide / vascular toneEnergyBuyer intent

BCAM

BCAM gene choline and methyl-donor support

BCAM is tracked because it connects to choline intake need, phosphatidylcholine support, liver fat handling, or methyl-donor backup. The current evidence index links this gene to Choline support with 1 SNP and 6 curated claims.

MethylationCholine supportSulfur / transsulfuration

BHMT

BHMT gene function

BHMT is one of the key backup remethylation routes for homocysteine handling, making it important when methylation support and choline-derived methyl donors are under pressure.

MethylationB12 transportCholine support

CAT

CAT antioxidant gene

CAT matters when peroxide buffering may be weaker than workload and recovery demands require.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressEnergy

CBS

CBS gene methylation

CBS sits at the point where homocysteine can move out of remethylation and into the transsulfuration pathway, linking methylation balance with sulfur metabolism.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationEnergy

CETP

CETP lipid transport gene

CETP matters when lipoprotein exchange and HDL-triglyceride context deserve more attention than total cholesterol alone.

Lipids

CHDH

CHDH choline oxidation gene

CHDH matters when choline handling and betaine support may be part of the same methyl-donor problem.

MethylationCholine supportSulfur / transsulfuration

COMT

COMT gene metabolism

COMT helps break down catecholamines and methylated compounds, which places it at the intersection of neurotransmitter handling and methylation demand.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationEstrogen metabolism

CPT1A

CPT1A gene cellular energy production

CPT1A is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

CPT2

CPT2 gene cellular energy production

CPT2 is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

CRP

CRP gene DNA analysis

CRP becomes more useful when inflammation / immune signaling looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingBuyer intent

CTH

CTH gene DNA analysis

CTH becomes more useful when sulfur / transsulfuration looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationBuyer intent

CUBN

CUBN B12 absorption gene

CUBN matters when B12 availability may be limited before transport and recycling even begin.

MethylationB12 transportEnergy

CYBA

CYBA gene stress recovery and antioxidant defense

CYBA is tracked because it connects to redox buffering, oxidative workload, and recovery after sleep loss, illness, alcohol, or hard training. The current evidence index links this gene to Oxidative stress with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

CYP1A1

CYP1A1 gene DNA analysis

CYP1A1 becomes more useful when estrogen metabolism looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Estrogen metabolismDetoxBuyer intent

CYP1A2

CYP1A2 gene DNA analysis

CYP1A2 becomes more useful when caffeine and stimulant sensitivity looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just a lifestyle footnote.

Caffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetoxBuyer intent

CYP1A2

CYP1A2 caffeine metabolism gene

CYP1A2 is the gene most people encounter first when they ask why caffeine hits them harder or lasts longer than expected.

Oxidative stressCaffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetox

CYP1B1

CYP1B1 gene DNA analysis

CYP1B1 becomes more useful when estrogen metabolism looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Estrogen metabolismDetoxBuyer intent

CYP2C19

CYP2C19 metabolism gene

CYP2C19 is another compound-metabolism gene that becomes important when drug handling or unusual response patterns keep showing up.

Oxidative stressDetox

CYP2D6

CYP2D6 drug metabolism gene

CYP2D6 is best known for medication metabolism, but it also matters more broadly wherever compound clearance differences make people respond unpredictably.

Choline supportOxidative stressDetox

CYP3A4

CYP3A4 gene steroid hormone processing

CYP3A4 is tracked because it connects to estrogen-like hormone clearance, steroid bioavailability, and liver phase-I or phase-Ii context. The current evidence index links this gene to Estrogen metabolism with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Estrogen metabolismOxidative stressDetox

CYP3A5

CYP3A5 gene steroid hormone processing

CYP3A5 is tracked because it connects to estrogen-like hormone clearance, steroid bioavailability, and liver phase-I or phase-Ii context. The current evidence index links this gene to Estrogen metabolism with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Estrogen metabolismOxidative stressDetox

DAO

DAO gene histamine metabolism

DAO is one of the main histamine-clearance genes people look at when food-triggered symptoms, flushing, or unpredictable reactivity show up.

HistamineFAQ

DLD

DLD gene cellular energy production

DLD is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

DMGDH

DMGDH gene methylation and B-vitamin use

DMGDH is tracked because it connects to homocysteine handling, folate use, and one-carbon metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Methylation with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

MethylationB12 transportCholine support

ELOVL2

ELOVL2 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

ELOVL2 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

ENPP1

ENPP1 gene blood-sugar regulation

ENPP1 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

ETFDH

ETFDH gene cellular energy production

ETFDH is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

FBP1

FBP1 gene blood-sugar regulation

FBP1 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

GlucoseLipidsOxidative stress

FOXO3

FOXO3 gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

FOXO3 is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingNutrition

FTO

FTO gene weight gain

FTO is commonly discussed in weight-gain genetics because it can influence appetite regulation, energy intake, and how strongly food cues affect behavior.

GlucoseLipidsOxidative stress

FUT2

FUT2 gene gut microbiome

FUT2 shapes how certain glycans are expressed in the gut environment, which can influence microbiome behavior and downstream nutrient handling.

B12 transportInflammation / immune signalingHistamine

G6PC1

G6PC1 gene blood-sugar regulation

G6PC1 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

GlucoseLipidsOxidative stress

G6PC2

G6PC2 gene blood-sugar regulation

G6PC2 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsOxidative stress

G6PD

G6PD deficiency metabolism

G6PD is central to redox defense because it supports NADPH generation, which cells use to maintain antioxidant capacity.

Oxidative stressDetoxEnergy

GBA1

GBA1 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

GBA1 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

GCDH

GCDH gene cellular energy production

GCDH is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

GCH1

GCH1 gene DNA analysis

GCH1 becomes more useful when nitric oxide / vascular tone looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Nitric oxide / vascular toneEnergyBuyer intent

GCKR

GCKR glucose liver gene

GCKR becomes relevant when glucose handling and liver-driven triglyceride patterns overlap.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

GCLC

GCLC glutathione synthesis gene

GCLC matters when glutathione supply itself may be part of the oxidative-stress problem.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressDetox

GIPR

GIPR gene blood-sugar regulation

GIPR is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

GLP1R

GLP1R gene blood-sugar regulation

GLP1R is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

GPX1

GPX1 antioxidant gene

GPX1 is part of the glutathione-based antioxidant system and becomes relevant when oxidative buffering may be a real bottleneck.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stress

GPX4

GPX4 gene stress recovery and antioxidant defense

GPX4 is tracked because it connects to redox buffering, oxidative workload, and recovery after sleep loss, illness, alcohol, or hard training. The current evidence index links this gene to Oxidative stress with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingLipidsOxidative stress

GSS

GSS gene DNA analysis

GSS becomes more useful when sulfur / transsulfuration looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Sulfur / transsulfurationOxidative stressBuyer intent

GSTA1

GSTA1 gene stress recovery and antioxidant defense

GSTA1 is tracked because it connects to redox buffering, oxidative workload, and recovery after sleep loss, illness, alcohol, or hard training. The current evidence index links this gene to Oxidative stress with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

GSTM1

GSTM1 detox redox gene

GSTM1 becomes relevant when glutathione-linked detox support and oxidative reserve may be part of the same problem.

Choline supportOxidative stressDetox

GYS2

GYS2 gene blood-sugar regulation

GYS2 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

HADHA

HADHA gene cellular energy production

HADHA is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

HAMP

HAMP gene iron absorption, storage, and release

HAMP is tracked because it connects to hepcidin signaling, iron export, and whether iron tends to accumulate or run low. The current evidence index links this gene to Iron handling with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingEnergy

HDC

HDC histamine production gene

HDC matters when histamine production itself may be part of the problem rather than only clearance.

Histamine

HFE

HFE gene DNA analysis

HFE becomes more useful when iron handling looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Iron handlingBuyer intent

HJV

HJV gene iron absorption, storage, and release

HJV is tracked because it connects to hepcidin signaling, iron export, and whether iron tends to accumulate or run low. The current evidence index links this gene to Iron handling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingEnergy

HLA-DQA1

HLA-DQA1 celiac immune risk

HLA-DQA1 helps form HLA-DQ molecules that can present gluten peptides in celiac-compatible immune backgrounds.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

HLA-DQB1

HLA-DQB1 celiac immune risk

HLA-DQB1 helps form HLA-DQ beta chains used in DQ2, DQ8, and related celiac-compatible antigen-presentation backgrounds.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

HLA-DRA

HLA-DRA DQ2.2 celiac tag

HLA-DRA-region markers can contribute to HLA-DQ2.2 tag patterns, but single markers should not be interpreted alone.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

HMGCL

HMGCL gene cellular energy production

HMGCL is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

HMGCR

HMGCR gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

HMGCR is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

HNMT

HNMT gene histamine metabolism

HNMT handles histamine inside cells, making it relevant when histamine patterns look broader than just food reactions.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationInflammation / immune signaling

HSD17B13

HSD17B13 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

HSD17B13 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

IL1RN

IL1RN gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

IL1RN is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingNutrition

IL6

IL6 gene DNA analysis

IL6 becomes more useful when inflammation / immune signaling looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Inflammation / immune signalingBuyer intent

IL6R

IL6R gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

IL6R is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingNutrition

IRS1

IRS1 insulin signaling gene

IRS1 sits close to the center of insulin signaling, making it highly relevant when carb response and metabolic flexibility are in question.

GlucoseEnergyWeight

KCNJ11

KCNJ11 insulin secretion gene

KCNJ11 is relevant when the gating of insulin release may be part of the glucose-regulation picture.

GlucoseEnergyWeight

KLKB1

KLKB1 gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

KLKB1 is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingWeight

LCAT

LCAT gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

LCAT is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsOxidative stress

LCT

LCT gene lactose digestion

LCT encodes lactase, the enzyme that breaks lactose in dairy into absorbable sugars.

Oxidative stressNutritionBuyer intent

LDLR

LDLR cholesterol clearance gene

LDLR matters when LDL clearance rather than only production seems relevant to the lipid picture.

Lipids

LEPR

LEPR leptin resistance gene

LEPR becomes relevant when satiety signals feel unreliable and weight regulation seems harder than generic advice would predict.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

LIPC

LIPC gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

LIPC is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

LIPG

LIPG gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

LIPG is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNitric oxide / vascular tone

LPA

LPA gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

LPA is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

LPIN1

LPIN1 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

LPIN1 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

LPL

LPL triglyceride clearance gene

LPL becomes important when triglyceride clearance and fat handling look like the real lipid bottleneck.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

MAOA

MAOA gene metabolism

MAOA helps break down monoamine neurotransmitters and is relevant when catecholamine balance, mood stability, or stress recovery seem unusually sensitive.

Oxidative stressIron handling

MAT1A

MAT1A methyl donor gene

MAT1A matters when methyl-donor supply itself looks like a bottleneck rather than only folate or B12 handling.

MethylationB12 transportCholine support

MBL2

MBL2 gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

MBL2 is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingNutrition

MCM6

MCM6 LCT enhancer lactase persistence

MCM6 contains regulatory enhancer markers that influence adult LCT expression and lactase persistence.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

MLXIPL

MLXIPL gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

MLXIPL is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportGlucoseLipids

MMACHC

MMACHC gene B12 transport and cellular use

MMACHC is tracked because it connects to B12 delivery, intracellular cobalamin processing, and methylation support. The current evidence index links this gene to B12 transport with 4 SNPs and 4 curated claims.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

MTARC1

MTARC1 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

MTARC1 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsMitochondrial energy

MTHFD1

MTHFD1 gene methylation and B-vitamin use

MTHFD1 is tracked because it connects to homocysteine handling, folate use, and one-carbon metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Methylation with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

MTHFR

MTHFR gene metabolism

MTHFR sits inside the folate cycle and helps produce methyl groups used across detoxification, neurotransmitter balance, and homocysteine handling.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

MTNR1B

MTNR1B glucose circadian gene

MTNR1B becomes relevant when fasting glucose and circadian timing seem more connected than expected.

Glucose

MTR

MTR methionine synthase gene

MTR matters when the final B12-dependent remethylation step looks less reliable than expected.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

MTRR

MTRR B12 recycling gene

MTRR supports B12 recycling inside the methylation network, so it matters when homocysteine or functional B12 questions do not line up cleanly with diet alone.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

NAT2

NAT2 slow acetylator gene

NAT2 is a classic detoxification pathway gene that affects how quickly certain compounds are acetylated and cleared.

Oxidative stressIron handlingDetox

NCF2

NCF2 celiac gene

NCF2 is tracked as a small-effect non-HLA immune susceptibility locus in celiac GWAS evidence.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressBuyer intent

NDUFS7

NDUFS7 gene DNA analysis

NDUFS7 becomes more useful when mitochondrial energy looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Mitochondrial energyEnergyBuyer intent

NFE2L2

NFE2L2 gene stress recovery and antioxidant defense

NFE2L2 is tracked because it connects to redox buffering, oxidative workload, and recovery after sleep loss, illness, alcohol, or hard training. The current evidence index links this gene to Oxidative stress with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

NFKB1

NFKB1 gene DNA analysis

NFKB1 becomes more useful when inflammation / immune signaling looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Inflammation / immune signalingBuyer intent

NLRP3

NLRP3 gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

NLRP3 is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingNutrition

NOS3

NOS3 nitric oxide gene

NOS3 is relevant when circulation, endothelial function, and nitric-oxide-related performance response seem harder to optimize than expected.

LipidsOxidative stressNitric oxide / vascular tone

NQO1

NQO1 redox defense gene

NQO1 matters when oxidative load and detoxification overlap in a way that feels harder to recover from.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressIron handling

P2RX7

P2RX7 gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

P2RX7 is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingNutrition

PCSK9

PCSK9 LDL regulation gene

PCSK9 helps regulate how many LDL receptors remain available to clear LDL particles from circulation.

LipidsOxidative stressBuyer intent

PEMT

PEMT gene choline metabolism

PEMT is relevant for choline handling and phosphatidylcholine synthesis, which matter for liver function, membrane integrity, and methylation-related support.

MethylationCholine supportSulfur / transsulfuration

PGM1

PGM1 gene blood-sugar regulation

PGM1 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

PNPLA3

PNPLA3 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

PNPLA3 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

PON1

PON1 gene stress recovery and antioxidant defense

PON1 is tracked because it connects to redox buffering, oxidative workload, and recovery after sleep loss, illness, alcohol, or hard training. The current evidence index links this gene to Oxidative stress with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingLipidsOxidative stress

POR

POR caffeine metabolism gene

POR is tracked as supporting context for cytochrome P450 enzyme activity, including caffeine-metabolism biology.

Oxidative stressNitric oxide / vascular toneCaffeine / stimulant sensitivity

PPARA

PPARA fat metabolism gene

PPARA helps regulate fat oxidation, especially when the body is shifting toward using stored fat for energy.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

PPARG

PPARG metabolism gene

PPARG influences adipose biology and insulin sensitivity, making it relevant to how energy is stored and how tissues respond to glucose-related signals.

GlucoseLipidsOxidative stress

PPARGC1A

PPARGC1A gene DNA analysis

PPARGC1A becomes more useful when mitochondrial energy looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Oxidative stressMitochondrial energyEnergy

PUS10

PUS10 celiac Crohn immune locus

PUS10 is tracked as a small-effect non-HLA immune susceptibility locus reported in combined celiac and Crohn genetics.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

PYGL

PYGL gene blood-sugar regulation

PYGL is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

SERPING1

SERPING1 gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

SERPING1 is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingNutrition

SH2B3

SH2B3 celiac gene

SH2B3 is tracked as small-effect immune signaling context in celiac GWAS evidence.

Inflammation / immune signalingBuyer intent

SHMT1

SHMT1 gene metabolism

SHMT1 participates in one-carbon metabolism and helps move folate-related chemistry toward processes that support methylation and nucleotide balance.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

SLC19A1

SLC19A1 folate transport gene

SLC19A1 becomes relevant when folate availability looks less reliable than intake alone would suggest.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

SLC22A1

SLC22A1 gene blood-sugar regulation

SLC22A1 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 2 SNPs and 2 curated claims.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

SLC22A5

SLC22A5 gene cellular energy production

SLC22A5 is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 5 SNPs and 5 curated claims.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

SLC23A1

SLC23A1 gene stress recovery and antioxidant defense

SLC23A1 is tracked because it connects to redox buffering, oxidative workload, and recovery after sleep loss, illness, alcohol, or hard training. The current evidence index links this gene to Oxidative stress with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

SLC25A13

SLC25A13 gene cellular energy production

SLC25A13 is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

SLC25A20

SLC25A20 gene cellular energy production

SLC25A20 is tracked because it connects to fatty-acid oxidation, mitochondrial transport, organic-acid handling, or high-demand energy metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Mitochondrial energy with 4 SNPs and 4 curated claims.

GlucoseOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

SLC2A1

SLC2A1 gene blood-sugar regulation

SLC2A1 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

SLC2A2

SLC2A2 gene blood-sugar regulation

SLC2A2 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 3 SNPs and 3 curated claims.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

SLC30A8

SLC30A8 insulin gene

SLC30A8 matters when insulin secretion quality itself looks like part of the glucose-handling picture.

GlucoseEnergyWeight

SLC37A4

SLC37A4 gene blood-sugar regulation

SLC37A4 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

SLC40A1

SLC40A1 gene iron absorption, storage, and release

SLC40A1 is tracked because it connects to hepcidin signaling, iron export, and whether iron tends to accumulate or run low. The current evidence index links this gene to Iron handling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingEnergy

SLC44A1

SLC44A1 choline transporter gene

SLC44A1 matters when choline delivery itself may be part of the membrane and methyl-donor picture.

MethylationCholine supportSulfur / transsulfuration

SLC46A1

SLC46A1 gene methylation and B-vitamin use

SLC46A1 is tracked because it connects to homocysteine handling, folate use, and one-carbon metabolism. The current evidence index links this gene to Methylation with 4 SNPs and 4 curated claims.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

SLC5A2

SLC5A2 gene blood-sugar regulation

SLC5A2 is tracked because it connects to meal response, fasting glucose control, insulin signaling, or glucose transport. The current evidence index links this gene to Glucose with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

SLC6A4

SLC6A4 serotonin metabolism gene

SLC6A4 affects serotonin transport and is relevant when neurotransmitter handling, stress response, and gut-brain signaling seem unusually sensitive.

Iron handlingCaffeine / stimulant sensitivityWeight

SLCO1B1

SLCO1B1 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

SLCO1B1 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

SOD2

SOD2 oxidative stress gene

SOD2 supports mitochondrial antioxidant defense, making it relevant when recovery and oxidative load seem harder than expected.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressMitochondrial energy

SOD3

SOD3 gene stress recovery and antioxidant defense

SOD3 is tracked because it connects to redox buffering, oxidative workload, and recovery after sleep loss, illness, alcohol, or hard training. The current evidence index links this gene to Oxidative stress with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

SORT1

SORT1 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

SORT1 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

SULT1A1

SULT1A1 gene DNA analysis

SULT1A1 becomes more useful when estrogen metabolism looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Estrogen metabolismBuyer intent

SUOX

SUOX gene DNA analysis

SUOX becomes more useful when sulfur / transsulfuration looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Sulfur / transsulfurationBuyer intent

TCF7L2

TCF7L2 diabetes gene

TCF7L2 is one of the better-known glucose-related genes and becomes relevant when insulin and carb-response questions need clearer prioritization.

GlucoseEnergyWeight

TCN1

TCN1 B12 carrier gene

TCN1 is tracked as circulating B12 carrier context, not as the main cellular B12 delivery route.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

TCN2

TCN2 B12 transport gene

TCN2 helps move vitamin B12 into tissues, so it matters when methylation support looks weak despite reasonable B12 intake.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

TF

TF gene DNA analysis

TF becomes more useful when iron handling looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Iron handlingBuyer intent

TFR2

TFR2 gene DNA analysis

TFR2 becomes more useful when iron handling looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Iron handlingBuyer intent

TLR1

TLR1 gene immune alarm and inflammatory signaling

TLR1 is tracked because it connects to cytokine signaling, inflammasome tone, complement activity, or inflammatory resolution. The current evidence index links this gene to Inflammation / immune signaling with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handlingNutrition

TM6SF2

TM6SF2 gene cholesterol and blood-fat handling

TM6SF2 is tracked because it connects to lipoprotein transport, triglyceride-rich particles, LDL clearance, or liver lipid handling. The current evidence index links this gene to Lipids with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Choline supportLipidsNutrition

TMPRSS6

TMPRSS6 gene DNA analysis

TMPRSS6 becomes more useful when iron handling looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Iron handlingBuyer intent

TNFA

TNFA gene DNA analysis

TNFA becomes more useful when inflammation / immune signaling looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Inflammation / immune signalingBuyer intent

TNFAIP3

TNFAIP3 celiac immune gene

TNFAIP3 is tracked as small-effect non-HLA immune susceptibility context for celiac risk.

Inflammation / immune signalingBuyer intent

TRIB1

TRIB1 lipid gene

TRIB1 is tracked as liver lipid-regulation context, especially around triglyceride-rich and apoB-containing particles.

GlucoseLipidsFAQ

TTPA

TTPA gene stress recovery and antioxidant defense

TTPA is tracked because it connects to redox buffering, oxidative workload, and recovery after sleep loss, illness, alcohol, or hard training. The current evidence index links this gene to Oxidative stress with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

UCP2

UCP2 gene DNA analysis

UCP2 becomes more useful when mitochondrial energy looks like a meaningful follow-up area instead of just background context.

Mitochondrial energyEnergyBuyer intent

UGT1A1

UGT1A1 detox gene

UGT1A1 is part of the conjugation system that helps package compounds for clearance, including bilirubin and various metabolic byproducts.

Oxidative stressDetox

UGT1A4

UGT1A4 gene steroid hormone processing

UGT1A4 is tracked because it connects to estrogen-like hormone clearance, steroid bioavailability, and liver phase-I or phase-Ii context. The current evidence index links this gene to Estrogen metabolism with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Estrogen metabolismOxidative stressNutrition

UGT2B15

UGT2B15 gene steroid hormone processing

UGT2B15 is tracked because it connects to estrogen-like hormone clearance, steroid bioavailability, and liver phase-I or phase-Ii context. The current evidence index links this gene to Estrogen metabolism with 1 SNP and 1 curated claim.

Estrogen metabolismOxidative stressNutrition

ZMIZ1

ZMIZ1 celiac gene

ZMIZ1 is tracked as a small-effect non-HLA celiac susceptibility locus.

Inflammation / immune signalingBuyer intent

Biomarkers

Biomarker Guides

26 results

ApoB

ApoB and lipid risk

ApoB is a practical lipid marker when DNA points toward transport, packaging, or cholesterol-related follow-up.

LipidsWeight

Arginine, citrulline, and nitric oxide

Arginine, citrulline, and nitric oxide DNA follow-up

Arginine, citrulline, and nitric oxide becomes more useful when nitric oxide / vascular tone looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Nitric oxide / vascular toneEnergy

Blood pressure and endothelial context

Blood pressure and endothelial context DNA follow-up

Blood pressure and endothelial context becomes more useful when nitric oxide / vascular tone looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Nitric oxide / vascular toneEnergy

Caffeine clearance and response

Caffeine clearance and response DNA follow-up

Caffeine clearance and response becomes more useful when caffeine / stimulant sensitivity looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Caffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetox

Choline status

choline status and methyl donor support

Choline-status follow-up becomes useful when membrane support, liver support, and methyl-donor demand appear to overlap.

MethylationCholine supportSulfur / transsulfuration

Cysteine, sulfate, and transsulfuration

Cysteine, sulfate, and transsulfuration DNA follow-up

Cysteine, sulfate, and transsulfuration becomes more useful when sulfur / transsulfuration looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfuration

DAO activity

DAO activity and histamine clearance

DAO activity is one of the clearest ways to validate whether histamine clearance deserves closer attention.

Histamine

Estrogen metabolites and clearance

Estrogen metabolites and clearance DNA follow-up

Estrogen metabolites and clearance becomes more useful when estrogen metabolism looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Estrogen metabolism

Fasting insulin

fasting insulin and metabolism

Fasting insulin is one of the most useful validation markers when weight, appetite, or carb-response symptoms keep showing up.

GlucoseLipidsOxidative stress

Ferritin and inflammatory context

Ferritin and inflammatory context DNA follow-up

Ferritin and inflammatory context becomes more useful when inflammation / immune signaling looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Inflammation / immune signalingIron handling

Ferritin and iron storage

Ferritin and iron storage DNA follow-up

Ferritin and iron storage becomes more useful when iron handling looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Iron handlingBuyer intent

GSH/GSSG ratio

GSH GSSG ratio explained

The GSH/GSSG ratio is a direct way to think about oxidative-stress buffering rather than treating antioxidant support as guesswork.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressNutrition

Holotranscobalamin

holotranscobalamin and B12 transport

Holotranscobalamin is one of the most useful markers when the question is biologically available B12 rather than total intake alone.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Homocysteine

homocysteine and methylation

Homocysteine is one of the simplest ways to check whether methylation support may be under pressure in practice.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Homocysteine and sulfur flow

Homocysteine and sulfur flow DNA follow-up

Homocysteine and sulfur flow becomes more useful when sulfur / transsulfuration looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfuration

hsCRP and inflammatory load

hsCRP and inflammatory load DNA follow-up

hsCRP and inflammatory load becomes more useful when inflammation / immune signaling looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Inflammation / immune signaling

Iron saturation and CBC context

Iron saturation and CBC context DNA follow-up

Iron saturation and CBC context becomes more useful when iron handling looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Iron handling

Lactate, pyruvate, and mitochondrial load

Lactate, pyruvate, and mitochondrial load DNA follow-up

Lactate, pyruvate, and mitochondrial load becomes more useful when mitochondrial energy looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Mitochondrial energyEnergy

Liver enzymes

liver enzymes and choline support

Liver enzymes are useful when choline-support questions overlap with lipid handling and broader hepatic stress.

MethylationCholine supportSulfur / transsulfuration

Methylmalonic acid

methylmalonic acid and B12

Methylmalonic acid is useful when serum B12 looks inconclusive but functional B12 support still seems questionable.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Organic acids and energy production

Organic acids and energy production DNA follow-up

Organic acids and energy production becomes more useful when mitochondrial energy looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Mitochondrial energyEnergy

Oxidative stress panel

oxidative stress panel and redox load

A broader oxidative stress panel helps when glutathione balance alone is not enough to tell you whether redox pressure is real.

Inflammation / immune signalingLipidsOxidative stress

SHBG and hormone context

SHBG and hormone context DNA follow-up

SHBG and hormone context becomes more useful when estrogen metabolism looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Estrogen metabolism

Sleep disruption and stimulant load

Sleep disruption and stimulant load DNA follow-up

Sleep disruption and stimulant load becomes more useful when caffeine / stimulant sensitivity looks like a meaningful follow-up area rather than a vague background topic.

Caffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetox

Triglycerides

triglycerides and metabolic health

Triglycerides are one of the simplest markers for checking whether energy handling and lipid transport are moving in the right direction.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

Tryptase

tryptase and histamine context

Tryptase is useful when you need more mast-cell context around a histamine-style symptom pattern.

Histamine

Pathways

Pathway Guides

16 results

B12 transport and recycling pathway

B12 transport and recycling pathway

This pathway matters when B12 intake looks acceptable on paper but functional support still looks weak, uneven, or harder to explain.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Caffeine and stimulant sensitivity pathway

caffeine stimulant sensitivity pathway

This pathway matters when caffeine feels unpredictable enough that timing, dose, and sleep disruption all become part of the same question.

Oxidative stressCaffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetox

Choline and phosphatidylcholine pathway

choline and phosphatidylcholine pathway

This pathway becomes relevant when nutrient tolerance, methylation demand, and membrane-related lipid support seem harder than expected.

MethylationCholine supportSulfur / transsulfuration

Estrogen metabolism and clearance pathway

estrogen metabolism clearance pathway

This pathway matters when hormone handling, methylation, and detox-style questions overlap in a way that generic supplement advice cannot sort out.

MethylationEstrogen metabolismDetox

Glucose regulation pathway

glucose regulation pathway

Glucose regulation explains much of the difference in carb tolerance, weight gain pressure, and post-meal energy crashes.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

Gluten and celiac immune risk pathway

gluten celiac immune risk pathway

This pathway is about celiac-compatible immune background, especially HLA-DQ antigen presentation. It is not a standalone gluten intolerance test.

Inflammation / immune signalingBuyer intent

Histamine clearance pathway

histamine clearance pathway

Histamine symptoms are often treated as food intolerance alone, but the deeper issue is usually how well the body clears histamine under load.

MethylationHistamineNutrition

Inflammation and immune signaling pathway

inflammation immune signaling pathway

This pathway matters when recovery, histamine, fatigue, or redox issues all seem to worsen under the same inflammatory load.

Inflammation / immune signalingHistamineOxidative stress

Iron handling and storage pathway

iron handling storage pathway

This pathway matters when fatigue, ferritin, and inflammation overlap enough that storage and transport need to be interpreted together.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressIron handling

Lactose digestion pathway

lactose digestion genetics pathway

This pathway focuses on adult lactase expression, the main genetic factor behind whether lactose digestion tends to persist after childhood.

Buyer intent

Lipid transport pathway

lipid transport pathway

Lipid transport is not just about total cholesterol. It is about how fat and cholesterol are packaged, moved, and monitored across the system.

LipidsEnergyWeight

Methylation pathway

methylation pathway explained

Methylation is one of the most commonly discussed systems in DNA interpretation because it connects folate, B12, neurotransmitters, detoxification, and homocysteine recycling.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Mitochondrial energy and recovery pathway

mitochondrial energy recovery pathway

This pathway matters when fatigue and recovery problems feel real but still look too diffuse when everything gets labeled as oxidative stress.

Oxidative stressMitochondrial energyEnergy

Nitric oxide and vascular tone pathway

nitric oxide vascular tone pathway

This pathway matters when circulation, exercise tolerance, and recovery questions keep resurfacing without a clean explanation.

Oxidative stressNitric oxide / vascular toneEnergy

Oxidative stress defense pathway

oxidative stress defense pathway

Oxidative stress is often treated as vague wellness language, but redox defense is a real system that can become a limiting factor under load.

Inflammation / immune signalingOxidative stressEnergy

Sulfur and transsulfuration pathway

sulfur transsulfuration pathway

This pathway matters when homocysteine starts the conversation but downstream sulfur handling may be the real bottleneck.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationOxidative stress

Symptoms

Symptom Guides

10 results

Brain fog

brain fog metabolism causes

Brain fog is often multi-factorial. It can involve methylation support, neurotransmitter balance, histamine handling, nutrient transport, or glucose instability.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Fatigue after eating carbs

fatigue after eating carbs

Feeling tired after carbohydrate-heavy meals usually points to a glucose-regulation or meal-response issue, not simply a lack of willpower.

MethylationGlucoseOxidative stress

Histamine intolerance

histamine intolerance genetics

Histamine-related symptoms are often messy because food triggers, gut state, methylation support, and stress load can all play a role at the same time.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationInflammation / immune signaling

Insulin resistance

insulin resistance genetics

Insulin resistance is shaped by lifestyle, but also by how appetite, glucose handling, and fat storage systems interact over time.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

Low energy

low energy metabolism causes

Low energy can come from several metabolic bottlenecks: nutrient transport, methylation support, oxidative stress handling, or glucose instability.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Poor detoxification

poor detoxification symptoms

“Poor detoxification” is often used too loosely. The useful question is which specific clearance systems may be under more pressure than expected.

Choline supportOxidative stressDetox

Slow metabolism

slow metabolism genetics

“Slow metabolism” is often used as a catch-all, but the real issue is usually specific systems operating with less efficiency than expected.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationGlucose

Why caffeine hits me hard

why caffeine hits me hard genetics

Caffeine sensitivity is one of the clearest examples of a real-world pathway question that DNA can help prioritize.

Oxidative stressCaffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetox

Why do I gain weight easily?

why do I gain weight easily genetics

Easy weight gain is usually not explained by one factor. Appetite regulation, glucose handling, satiety signals, and dietary response can all create more friction than generic advice accounts for.

GlucoseLipidsEnergy

Why supplements do not work for me

why supplements do not work for me

Poor supplement response often means the issue is not the supplement itself, but whether the underlying pathway can absorb, transport, activate, or use it effectively.

MethylationB12 transportCholine support

Buyer intent

Buyer Guides

9 results

23andMe vs Metastate metabolism report

23andMe vs Metastate metabolism report

23andMe gives you raw DNA data and some standard trait reporting. Metastate is the interpretation layer that turns raw data into pathway-level metabolic priorities.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationBuyer intent

Analyze 23andMe raw data for metabolism

analyze 23andMe raw data metabolism

Raw DNA exports contain useful information, but they are not actionable on their own. The value comes from translating variant data into metabolic systems that may deserve follow-up.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationNutrition

Best DNA test for metabolism

best DNA test for metabolism

The best DNA test for metabolism is not the one with the most SNPs. It is the one that translates raw data into clear biological priorities and next steps.

Oxidative stressCaffeine / stimulant sensitivityDetox

DNA nutrition analysis report

DNA nutrition analysis report

A useful DNA nutrition analysis report should not just tell you which nutrients are fashionable. It should show which metabolic systems may affect how you respond to nutrition in the first place.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Generic DNA report vs pathway analysis

generic DNA report vs pathway analysis

The difference is simple: a generic DNA report lists findings, while pathway analysis helps you decide what matters first.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationHistamine

Genetic test for weight loss Europe

genetic test for weight loss Europe

If you are looking for a weight-loss-related DNA report in Europe, the useful question is not whether a gene can predict your body weight. It is which metabolic systems may be making progress harder than it should be.

GlucoseLipidsOxidative stress

Nutrigenomics vs metabolic pathway analysis

nutrigenomics vs metabolic pathway analysis

Nutrigenomics often focuses on food-response summaries. Metabolic pathway analysis focuses on the systems underneath those responses and what should be validated next.

MethylationB12 transportSulfur / transsulfuration

Personalized metabolism report online

personalized metabolism report online

If you want a personalized metabolism report online, the useful distinction is between a report that looks personalized and one that actually prioritizes biological systems worth validating.

MethylationSulfur / transsulfurationGlucose

Upload DNA for health report

upload DNA for health report

If you already have a raw DNA file, the next useful step is not another generic wellness summary. It is a report that prioritizes which metabolic systems may be worth validating first.

LipidsNutritionBuyer intent

Common questions

Question Guides

4 results