HDL cholesterol
Polygenic score · Nutrition · 120 variants
HDL is the 'good' cholesterol that helps clear fat from the blood. This polygenic score estimates your inherited tendency toward higher or lower HDL from many common variants.
Evidence & sources
This polygenic score combines 120 common variants.
A higher score means higher HDL (the good cholesterol).
This score was developed mostly in people of European ancestry (82%), so it may be less accurate for other backgrounds.
Related
Adult lactose digestion · Alcohol response (flushing & dependence risk) · Beta-carotene to vitamin A conversion (BCO1) · LDL cholesterol · Omega-3/6 conversion efficiency · Secretor status (norovirus resistance & B12) · Triglycerides
References: PGS Catalog
Educational and informational only, not medical advice.
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