B Vitamin Deficiency Genetic Test - MTRR Gene - Gene Food

B Vitamins + Gene Food Diet Type

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Learn whether you are at risk of B vitamin deficiency—tests for the MTRR gene and other markers that impact the methylation cycle.

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  • Personalized DNA insights
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What You'll Learn

  • Learn your genetic risk for vitamin B2, B6, and B12 deficiency
  • Data is 100% confidential and secure
  • Personalized nutrition recommendations
  • Learn your Gene Food diet type
Vitamin B2, B6 & B12 Deficiency Report

Learn whether you have a genetic risk for B vitamin deficiency

B vitamins are a class of water-soluble vitamins (as opposed to fat-soluble vitamins) that play an important role in many cellular processes, including DNA methylation. The Gene Food B Vitamin Deficiency Report evaluates the pathways that impact vitamin B2, B6, and B12 metabolism so that users can take a personalized approach to their diet and supplement needs. The report is divided into three sections, with B2, B6, and B12 covered separately.

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Vitamin B2, B6 & B12 Deficiency Report example
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Diet Types

Twenty unique diet types, where will you fit?

Gene Food uses a proprietary algorithm to divide customers into one of twenty unique diet types based on dietary fat metabolism, ApoE status, carbohydrate response, histamine, and ability to digest lactose. Where will you fit?

West Angeleno

Healthy fats from whole foods, whole grains, fresh over leftovers, and two plant-based days a week.

Low carb, high fat

Wayoan

Plant-based and low-fat. Meat as a condiment, most dairy out, calories from complex carbs, wild fish for protein.

Macrobiotic template

Lean Machine

Whole grains and plant fats, no dairy, protein mostly from plants with wild fish to hold muscle.

Whole grains, plant fats

Villager

Low-fat, whole-food and plant-based. No oil, fresh over aged foods, calories from complex carbohydrates.

Low glycemic, low fat

Okinawan

Fiber-rich complex carbs make up most calories; saturated fat kept low, no seed oils, animal protein as a condiment.

High carb, very low fat

Vegetarian

Plants first with fish in the rotation. Complex carbs for calories, olive oil only, fresh foods to keep histamine down.

High carb, low fat

Urban Grazer

Robust genes, few restrictions. Whole grains, healthy fats, plant proteins, no dairy or processed meat.

Balanced, few limits

Hunter Gatherer

Omega-3s over saturated fat, low-glycemic carbs, mostly plant protein, and fresh foods to keep histamine in check.

Low glycemic, higher protein

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Find out how your body actually handles carbs

Low-carb works for some people and backfires for others. In the PREDICT-1 trial, genetics accounted for nearly half of the variation in how much blood sugar rose two hours after a meal. Our CLIA-certified test scores your carbohydrate response across multiple validated SNPs, matches you to one of 20 diet types, and turns it into a plan: the carbs that suit you, the ones to limit, and a two-week meal plan built around them.

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Frequently asked questions

Any personalized approach to diet and supplementation should address the potential for B vitamin deficiencies.

  • Vitamin B2: Vitamin B2 is a coenzyme that plays a major role in the production of ATP, the body's "energy currency." Deficiencies in vitamin B2 are uncommon in the West, as many of our foods are enriched during processing. Having said that, with all the interest in the methylation pathway, knowing B2 predispositions is valuable.
  • Vitamin B6: Vitamin B6 is vital in synthesizing amino acids and important neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and GABA. Deficiency of B6 gives rise to inflammation and a lack of energy or confusion. Although severe deficiency is uncommon, low-level deficiency can be relatively common and, as with other B vitamin deficiencies, can be missed or misdiagnosed. Vitamin B6 is also an important co-factor for the production of diamine oxidase, which is the enzyme responsible for clearing extracellular histamine from the gut.
  • Vitamin B12: The most important role of Vitamin B12 is in the synthesis of DNA in a similar fashion to folic acid, hence why an excess of folic acid can mask a deficiency of hydroxocobalamin. Vitamin B12 is important in maintaining adult neurological tissue in the brain. As such, a deficiency can lead to several severe neurological disorders such as a loss of sensation, dementia, and other neurological conditions, which, unlike other vitamin B deficiencies, may not be reversible. Getting adequate B12 is especially important for those following a Vegan diet.

This report is included with the Basic Gene Food DNA test, alongside your diet type and core nutrition reports. Current kit pricing is shown above.

Yes, the reports address the risk for deficiency, dietary interventions, as well as options for supplementation. We also publish general B vitamin dosing recommendations to discuss with your physician.

This report is included with the Basic Gene Food DNA test, alongside your diet type and core nutrition reports. Current kit pricing is shown above.

Like all our tests, the B Vitamin Deficiency Report is a simple cheek swab test. The test kit includes a self-addressed return envelope and detailed instructions for taking it. The swab sample is sent to our CLIA-certified laboratory in Houston, where the sequencing occurs.