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Getting to know your genetics and your epigenetics starts with a DNA test.
To find out about your genetic variants and your epigenetics, your DNA has to be analyzed. At Dr. Gen we are developing a test based on a saliva sample, to help you better understand your genetics, your epigenetics and what information could be useful in your life.
You will not be on your own. Our professionals and I, Niuska Alvarez, will support you from collecting the sample to understanding your results. You will have guidance to answer your questions and to see how that information can fit into your life.
Your saliva sample
You will collect a sample following the kit instructions.
Reading your DNA
In the laboratory we will extract the DNA from the sample and analyze it to identify genetic variants and epigenetic marks.
Understanding your results
We will help you interpret the information the test includes and put it in context with your habits and goals.
Be among the first people to get to know Dr. Gen in Venezuela.
Join the waitlist to be among the first people to access our genetic and epigenetic test in Venezuela when it becomes available. Leave me your email and I will tell you the news about the launch.
The test is under development. We will share what it analyzes, its scope and its availability before launch.
Personalized genetics and epigenetics consulting
Understand your genes. Apply it to your life.
If you already have a genetic or epigenetic test, we can start with your results. As a personalized genetics and epigenetics consultant, I support you in understanding your test: which genes, variants or epigenetic marks it analyzes, what your results mean and what information may be useful to you.
We put them in context with your habits, family history and goals, to help you build realistic wellness, nutrition and physical activity plans and routines. When a result calls for a clinical assessment, I help you prepare the questions for the appropriate professional.
Understand your test
Connect it to your life
Build a plan with you
Have you already had a genetic or epigenetic test?
I help you understand your results: what your variants mean, what information is useful to you and how you can apply it to your life. Write to me and tell me which test you had.
Know your geneticsLet’s start with the basics: DNA, genes and variantsWhat genes are, what their variants mean and how they relate to your daily life.
What is genetics?
It is the science that studies genes, what we inherit and how that information relates to our characteristics and our health. It also studies how it interacts with the environment and our habits.
What are genes?
DNA contains information that our cells use to function. Genes are parts of that DNA with instructions to produce molecules, such as proteins, that take part in many processes in the body.
And genetic variants?
They are differences in the DNA sequence. Having variants is normal: they are part of what makes us different. Many have no known effects; others can influence traits, how we process certain substances or the predisposition to some diseases.
How can that information help you?
It can give you context to better understand some aspects of your body, ask more specific questions and, when there is useful evidence, guide decisions about your health. For example, understanding a result related to lactose, reviewing with your doctor a variant that affects a medication, or assessing whether a family history deserves a specific study.
Knowing about a predisposition does not mean something will happen. What matters is understanding what your test analyzes, which results have a real application and how they fit with your history, your habits and your goals.
Genetics in your daily life
Your coffee, what you eat and how your body responds.
Your coffee.
Some genetic variants influence how we metabolize caffeine. Knowing them can add context when reviewing how much coffee you drink, at what time and how it affects you, along with your habits and your rest.
Milk.
Certain variants help us understand the predisposition to keep or reduce the production of lactase, the enzyme that digests lactose. That information is interpreted together with your symptoms and your diet.
Medications.
Some genetic variations influence the response to certain medications. A relevant result can help your doctor decide which drug or dose is appropriate.
