PeterPositive
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Hello,
this might have been asked a lot, but a search in the forums didn't return anything.
Supposing one's genetic test, say 23andme, contains a number of methylation related polymorphisms (e.g. MTHFR mutations etc...) how does one know if they are expressed?
I might be very well missing a basic piece of the picture, but it is my understanding that mutations of the MTHFR genes is quite widespread but not everyone suffers from the related health issues because it is expressed (epigentically) in a fraction of the population,
Sorry for possibly asking a dumb question, but I am relatively new to the issue and I feel like I don't have the full picture.
Thanks in advance
this might have been asked a lot, but a search in the forums didn't return anything.
Supposing one's genetic test, say 23andme, contains a number of methylation related polymorphisms (e.g. MTHFR mutations etc...) how does one know if they are expressed?
I might be very well missing a basic piece of the picture, but it is my understanding that mutations of the MTHFR genes is quite widespread but not everyone suffers from the related health issues because it is expressed (epigentically) in a fraction of the population,
Sorry for possibly asking a dumb question, but I am relatively new to the issue and I feel like I don't have the full picture.
Thanks in advance