I looked up my genetics on the specific gene listed in some medical tweets by Drs.
I have a lot of variations but one semi flagged (not red hot. Orange hot) When I looked up that SNP it raised risk for Ovarian cancer. I had a second degree relative die from it. I had a radical hysterectomy because I had a mass and wacky blood test results but it had not developed to ovarian cancer yet.
There are other genes for me that pop for Ovarian cancer but thought it was interesting that this was a flag. The SNP also popped for PCOS.
any female who has their gene test might want to look at SRD5A2 if ovarian/breast cancer runs in your family.
now that whole genome genetic testing is much more accessible I really recommend doing it. If I hadn’t done it I would have no idea I have multipllP450 issues because no Doctor ever figured it out.
But there it is RED FLAGGED in my genetics. I have no functioning enzyme in one of them thus greatly creating issues with some medicine. I now have to look at how each medicine that I am prescribed is metabolized.....
Genetics is such a wild and interesting area of medicine. I have a many removed relative..at least by 8 that has lost children to a Finnish kidney disease. I had no idea I had any Finnish blood. But yep, I am carrier still resonating down many many many generations .....Same with Thalassemia and so on.
Good idea to know what you pass on to your kids.