TraitModerate for a qualitative ALA-to-EPA tendency; not DHA or supplement response
Omega-3 conversion (FADS1)
Omega-3 conversion (FADS1) is a genetic trait Biome reports in its vitamins & nutrients panel: A FADS1 version is linked to higher, middle, or lower conversion of plant omega-3 into EPA.
- Category
- Vitamins & nutrients
- Markers
- FADS1 rs174537
- Strength of evidence
- Moderate for a qualitative ALA-to-EPA tendency; not DHA or supplement response
Genes
Markers (rsIDs)
How Biome reads this
Biome's whole-genome test reads this from one saliva sample, alongside all 3.2 billion letters of your DNA.
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