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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.

Biome DNA test

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