LDL cholesterol
Polygenic score · Nutrition · 223 variants
LDL is the 'bad' cholesterol that can build up in artery walls. This score estimates your inherited tendency toward higher or lower LDL.
Evidence & sources
This polygenic score combines 223 common variants.
A higher score means higher LDL cholesterol.
This score was developed mostly in people of European ancestry (72%), 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) · Folate metabolism (MTHFR gene) · Omega-3/6 conversion efficiency · Sweet tooth / carbohydrate preference (FGF21) · Total cholesterol
References: PGS Catalog
Educational and informational only, not medical advice.
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