Gene
SHBG
SHBG makes a carrier protein that holds testosterone and estrogen in the blood. More SHBG can leave less testosterone free for the body to use. DNA cannot show a person's actual hormone levels; blood tests are needed for that.
Traits SHBG shapes
Markers (rsIDs)
Reference databases
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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