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  1. It is well established that changes in genes can alter a protein’s function in the body, ... DNA that do not contain genes (noncoding DNA) can also lead to disease. Many regions of noncoding ...
  2. Changes that affect the structure of chromosomes can cause problems with growth, development, and function of the body's systems. These changes can affect many genes along the chromosome and disrupt ...
  3. ... collected by another company. Third-party interpretation services can potentially use your genetic data to provide you ... than that of the general population. These errors can cause stress and anxiety. The results may include ...
  4. While a direct-to-consumer genetic test can estimate your risk, it cannot tell you for certain whether you will or will not develop certain forms of cancer. Many other factors, ...
  5. ... s instructions for making a protein, a variant can cause a protein to malfunction or to not ... plays a critical role in the body, it can disrupt normal development or cause a health condition. ...
  6. ... energy from food into a form that cells can use. Although most DNA is packaged in chromosomes ... In some cases, inherited changes in mitochondrial DNA can cause problems with growth, development, and function of ...
  7. ... cell . A change in the number of chromosomes can cause problems with growth, development, and function of the body's systems. These changes can occur during the formation of reproductive cells (eggs ...
  8. While a direct-to-consumer genetic test can estimate your risk, it cannot tell you for certain whether you will or will not develop Alzheimer's disease . Variations in multiple genes, ...
  9. ... particular gene or genetic change. In other words, can the test accurately detect whether a specific genetic ... disease. Clinical utility refers to whether the test can provide helpful information about diagnosis, treatment, management, or ...
  10. ... Y chromosome, in Y-linked inheritance, a variant can only be passed from father to son. Y ... contribute mitochondria to the developing embryo, only females can pass on mitochondrial variants to their children. Conditions ...
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