TraitHigh when call is present
APOE Alzheimer's-risk type
APOE Alzheimer's-risk type is a genetic trait Biome reports in its health risks panel: Your APOE gene type (ε2/ε3/ε4), the strongest common genetic factor in late-onset Alzheimer's risk.
- Category
- Health risks
- Markers
- APOE rs429358 + rs7412 (e2/e3/e4)
- Strength of evidence
- High when call is present
- DNA-test coverage
- If covered
Genes
Markers (rsIDs)
How Biome reads this
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