Vitamin Metabolism

DHCR7 7-Dehydrocholesterol Reductase

Provides precursor for vitamin D synthesis in skin.

Chromosome
11
Variants read
1
Foods
0
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Analyzed variants (SNPs)

How to read this: each row is one possible genotype, the two DNA letters you carry at this position, one inherited from each parent. "Normal" matches the more common version; "Carrier" (heterozygous) means you have one copy of each version, usually a partial effect; "Variant" (homozygous) means both copies carry the less common version, usually the strongest effect. The estimated frequency below is calculated from the variant's frequency in the general population (Hardy-Weinberg principle) — it is a population estimate, not a measurement of our own customers.

rs12785878 DHCR7 Population frequency: 25.0%
Genotype Impact Est. frequency What it means
TTNormal Normal ~56% Normal 7-dehydrocholesterol for vitamin D synthesis.
TGCarrier Low impact ~38% Slightly altered skin vitamin D production.
GGVariant Moderate ~6% Reduced vitamin D synthesis from sunlight. Supplementation more important.

Estimated with the Hardy-Weinberg principle from the variant's population frequency, not measured directly.

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