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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: what it is, and resources for you
Meet Kim Brown Foil. Kim is a genetic counselor and an expert in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
About that viral internet story of the husband and wife who found out they were twins...
A recent "news" story has gone viral, a story about a couple struggling to conceive a child whose doctor did testing and supposedly determined they were siblings, twins even, by results of genetic testing and by putting together pieces from the history of their adoptions.
Never Stop Doing the Right Thing
Never stop doing the right thing, especially when it comes to extending compassion, acceptance, and support to those affected by stigma.
MTHFR, and the Watershed DNA Approach to DNA Testing
There is a growing issue of certain practitioners recommending genetic testing for MTHFR so that they can sell you supplements.
“High ROH” in your DNA - what is it and what can you do next?
Sometimes in the course of testing DNA, we get a surprise with the results. A surprise we have found happening more often the more we test is the DNA feature of high levels of ROH.
Why You Should Take a Peek at Your 23andMe Health Reports
If you ordered a 23andMe test that includes the FDA-approved health reports, and you haven't opened them up to look yet, you need to. Here's why!
Differences between third-party DNA reports and clinical genetics laboratory reports
People are using third-party tools that give consumers information they interpret as health information on themselves. What comes out of these third-party tools is not actually a genetic health report, but it kinda "looks" like one.
5 Tips for Gathering Family Health History
Health is a focus of the resolutions for many people, and the family health history is an important tool.
Thoughts on Promethease
Make sure you are prepared to understand the results returned by an online tool such as Promethease.