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TraitHigh when call is present

Warfarin dose sensitivity (VKORC1)

Warfarin dose sensitivity (VKORC1) is a genetic trait Biome reports in its medication response panel: How sensitive you are to the blood thinner warfarin, based on the VKORC1 gene — higher sensitivity usually means a lower dose.

Category
Medication response
Markers
VKORC1 genotype
Strength of evidence
High when call is present
DNA-test coverage
Stronger with whole genome

Genes

How Biome reads this

Biome's at-home DNA test reads this directly from one saliva sample, alongside 650,000+ other markers.

Biome DNA test

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