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TraitModerate when observed

Sex-hormone transport (SHBG)

Sex-hormone transport (SHBG) is a genetic trait Biome reports in its hormone pathways panel: A small-effect SHBG variant linked to slightly higher or lower sex-hormone binding globulin.

Category
Hormone pathways
Markers
SHBG rs6259
Strength of evidence
Moderate when observed

Genes

Markers (rsIDs)

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