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TraitHigh for calculated free-testosterone direction in European-ancestry cohorts

Sex-hormone transport (SHBG)

Sex-hormone transport (SHBG) is a genetic trait Biome reports in its hormone pathways panel: An SHBG version is linked to baseline or less free testosterone available for your body to use.

Category
Hormone pathways
Markers
SHBG rs12150660
Strength of evidence
High for calculated free-testosterone direction in European-ancestry cohorts

Genes

Markers (rsIDs)

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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