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TraitHigh for contribution to warfarin dose algorithms

Warfarin dose sensitivity (VKORC1)

Warfarin dose sensitivity (VKORC1) is a genetic trait Biome reports in its medication response panel: A VKORC1 version is linked to how sensitive your body is to warfarin and contributes to the dose a clinician calculates.

Category
Medication response
Markers
VKORC1 rs9923231 (-1639G>A)
Strength of evidence
High for contribution to warfarin dose algorithms
DNA-test coverage
Stronger with whole genome

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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