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TraitHigh when call is present

Anesthesia reaction risk (CACNA1S)

Anesthesia reaction risk (CACNA1S) is a genetic trait Biome reports in its medication response panel: Whether you carry a rare CACNA1S variant linked to a dangerous reaction to certain anesthesia drugs.

Category
Medication response
Markers
CACNA1S diplotype/phenotype
Strength of evidence
High when call is present
DNA-test coverage
Stronger with whole genome

Genes

How Biome reads this

Biome's at-home DNA test reads this directly from one saliva sample, alongside 650,000+ other markers.

Biome DNA test

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