The benefits of a DNA Test

Celebrate Heritage day in South Africa September 24th

Why do we celebrate Heritage Day?

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Heritage Day on 24 September recognises and celebrates the cultural wealth of our nation. South Africans celebrate the day by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make...

Why do we celebrate Heritage Day?

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Heritage Day on 24 September recognises and celebrates the cultural wealth of our nation. South Africans celebrate the day by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make...

The Heroines of Genetics

The Heroines of Genetics

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Written by: Jamie Fernandez, Content Specialist, B.Sc. in Genetics Picture a woman, a strong and confident woman in a white coat standing in a laboratory performing an experiment. Her intelligence...

The Heroines of Genetics

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Written by: Jamie Fernandez, Content Specialist, B.Sc. in Genetics Picture a woman, a strong and confident woman in a white coat standing in a laboratory performing an experiment. Her intelligence...

DNA string as what it looks like under the microscope.

The Sum of All Your Genes

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Written by: Jamie Fernandez, Content Specialist, B.Sc. in Genetics Picture this, you are sitting in your doctor’s office and in front of you are those wonderful, never-ending forms you have...

The Sum of All Your Genes

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Written by: Jamie Fernandez, Content Specialist, B.Sc. in Genetics Picture this, you are sitting in your doctor’s office and in front of you are those wonderful, never-ending forms you have...

Understanding PRS

Understanding PRS

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A polygenic risk score (PRS) is obtained from a comprehensive method used to estimate the relative genetic risks of being affected by a certain condition or inheriting a certain trait....

Understanding PRS

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A polygenic risk score (PRS) is obtained from a comprehensive method used to estimate the relative genetic risks of being affected by a certain condition or inheriting a certain trait....

Release of Polygenic Risk Score methodology - What does it mean to our users?

Release of Polygenic Risk Score methodology - W...

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Written by: Edin Hamzic, Chief Science OfficerGrammarly checked by: Jamie Fernandez, Content Specialist With the latest release, we introduced polygenic risk score (PRS) methodology as the basis of our genetic reports....

Release of Polygenic Risk Score methodology - W...

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Written by: Edin Hamzic, Chief Science OfficerGrammarly checked by: Jamie Fernandez, Content Specialist With the latest release, we introduced polygenic risk score (PRS) methodology as the basis of our genetic reports....

Polygenic risk score

What is a polygenic risk score and how does it ...

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Written by: Nermin Đuzić, M.Sc. in Genetics, Content Specialist Peer-reviewed by: Edin Hamzić, Ph.D in Genetics, Chief Scientific Officer As we briefly mentioned in the previous article, we will soon rely on...

What is a polygenic risk score and how does it ...

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Written by: Nermin Đuzić, M.Sc. in Genetics, Content Specialist Peer-reviewed by: Edin Hamzić, Ph.D in Genetics, Chief Scientific Officer As we briefly mentioned in the previous article, we will soon rely on...