Lupus and cytokine networks
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Dr. Purser discusses type I interferons, BAFF/BLyS, IL-17, and other cytokines in lupus. He connects these pathways with targeted therapies such as interferon-receptor and B-cell signaling treatments, while separately con…
F9 and factor IX
Some search terms matched…F9 encodes clotting factor IX. Disease-causing variants can be involved in hemophilia B, a bleeding disorder. F9 is on the X chromosome, which changes how inheritance is described.
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Dr. Purser discusses the Leyden form of…
Biotin
Some search terms matchedHelps enzymes process fats, carbohydrates and amino acids.
Also called: Biotin
What it does
Helps enzymes process fats, carbohydrates and amino acids.
Possible deficiency symptoms
Rare deficiency may cause hair thinning, rash and neurologic…
Elderberry
Some search terms matchedA berry used in cooked foods and extracts.
Also called: Elderberry
What it does
A berry used in cooked foods and extracts.
How this fits a treatment plan
Elderberry is an educational entry in the antioxidant encyclopedia. Purser Wellness do…
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Some search terms matchedHelps convert food into usable energy and supports nerve function.
Also called: Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), Thiamine
What it does
Helps convert food into usable energy and supports nerve function.
Possible deficiency symptoms
Severe deficiency c…
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Some search terms matchedSupports amino-acid metabolism, neurotransmitter production and hemoglobin synthesis.
Also called: Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), Pyridoxine
A connection between amino acids and brain chemistry
B6 helps with chemical messengers and the pathway fr…
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
Some search terms matchedSupports DNA synthesis and one-carbon metabolism, including the pathway that processes homocysteine.
Also called: Vitamin B9 (Folate), Folate, B9, folic acid, methylfolate, 5-MTHF, folinic acid, foods high in folate
Different folate forms, …
Vitamin D
Some search terms matchedHelps calcium absorption and bone mineralization.
Also called: Vitamin D
A nutrient level and a receptor gene answer different questions
Dr. Purser places vitamin D in immune, hormone and bone-related teaching. The conversion-genetics chapt…
Zeaxanthin
Some search terms matched…. Review your eye health and any current eye-health formula before adding it. A low antioxidant-response category does not diagnose a zeaxanthin deficiency or set a treatment schedule.
What symptoms can—and cannot—tell you
There is no estab…
CBS
Some search terms matchedCBS helps move homocysteine into the pathway that supplies building blocks for glutathione.
Also called: Cystathionine Beta-Synthase
From homocysteine toward glutathione
Dr. Purser places CBS in the sulfur-handling pathway that connects hom…
CTH
Some search terms matchedCTH helps make cysteine, one of the building blocks your body uses to make glutathione.
Also called: Cystathionine Gamma-Lyase
From homocysteine toward glutathione
Dr. Purser places CTH in the sulfur-handling pathway that connects homocyste…
MTHFD1
Some search terms matchedMTHFD1 helps move folate between forms used for different jobs in the body.
Also called: Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase 1
Folate has several working forms
Dr. Purser includes MTHFD1 among genes involved in folate interconversion. T…
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