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Articles about education from the Gene Inspector Pro blog.
ABCC11 gene, dry earwax, and body odor
ABCC11 rs17822931 strongly predicts wet or dry earwax and changes specific underarm odor precursors. It does not determine whether someone has any body odor.
COMT gene variants and catecholamines
COMT helps metabolize catecholamines and catechol estrogens. Val158Met changes enzyme activity and has reported trait associations, but it is not a deterministic personality label.
MTHFR C677T and A1298C: what these variants mean
C677T has a measurable effect on MTHFR enzyme activity. A1298C alone has a less clear effect, and neither variant is a diagnosis.
A short history of the human reference genome
The original reference genome was a patchwork: about 70% from one anonymous donor and the rest from 19 other anonymous donors.
Allele frequency and MAF in variant review
Allele frequency and MAF help you judge whether a variant is common or rare. They do not decide whether the variant matters by themselves.
Splice variants and protein changes
Splice variants can change how exons are included in RNA transcripts, which can alter the resulting protein.
What is a missense variant?
A missense variant changes a DNA letter in a way that swaps one amino acid in the resulting protein.