SNPs

Question 1

FUT2

Answer 1

Vit B-12, H.Pylori, Celiac, risk of low B-12

Question 2

VDR

Answer 2

Vit D Receptors, calcitriol, calbindin. Bones! Boney fish, vit D. micros

Question 3

SOD2

Answer 3

Mitochondria. Oxidation, inflammation & OS disease, can’t make antioxidants, ITVN: manganese, glut

Question 4

LCT

Answer 4

Lactase gene, can’t make it. Swap, enzyme

Question 5

MCM6

Answer 5

Before LCT, “rope”. Upstream of lactase gene. No dairy, lactase enzyme

Question 6

Methyl Group

Answer 6

Carbon w 3 hydrogens

Question 7

Methyltransferase

Answer 7

Enzyme moves methyl group

Question 8

CYP1A2

Answer 8

slower caffeine metabolism. Drink less/earlier

Question 9

APOE (1-4)

Answer 9

Lipids in brain. Fish oil

Question 10

CBS

Answer 10

homocysteine into cystathionine. Cysteine, remove sulfur. IntvN: increase b 6, methionine

Question 11

COMT

Answer 11

Inactivates dopamine, epinephrines in brain. Ensures constant, normal levels but can work too rapidly or slowly causing behavioral changes. ITVN: B6, Mg

Question 12

FTO

Answer 12

Obesity gene

Question 13

GAD1

Answer 13

glutamtate-GABA. sedative, deep sleep. Low levels=insomnia.

Question 14

MAOA

Answer 14

Break down of neurotransmitters. adrens, serotonins, dop. Regulates mood. Low-more aggression, altered emo learning. ITVN: B2

Question 15

MTHFR

Answer 15

folate, folic acid, DNA, RNA. C677T

Question 16

PEMT

Answer 16

PE-PC in liver. Starvation, homocysteine, MTHFR. ITVN: Choline, Sam-e, green tea.

Question 17

UDP

Answer 17

feces, urine toxin. crigler-najjar syndrome, gilbert syndrome

Question 18

SULT

Answer 18

Detox carcin/tox, lung cancer, sulfur

Question 19

NAT

Answer 19

carcin, durgs, poor met, hepotox, cancer