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What happens to your drops of blood?

For all six tests you put a few drops of blood on a dried blood card. In the lab, different things are looked for in it. Here you can read in plain words what is measured and what it is good for.

Four terms you will meet again

A picture helps: your genome as a cookbook.

  • Genes

    = the recipes

    Your genome is like a cookbook, and each gene is a recipe in it. You have it from birth. The recipes stay the same for life.

  • Epigenetics

    = the sticky notes

    Marks on the genes, like sticky notes in a cookbook. They help decide which recipes are cooked often and which rarely, and they can change with diet, exercise, sleep and stress.

  • microRNA

    = the stop notes

    Tiny snippets of RNA. When a recipe is copied out for the kitchen, they can intercept the copy. Then less of it gets cooked. Some of them can be found in the blood. Their pattern gives hints about which processes are currently active.

  • Telomeres

    = the shoelace tips

    Protective caps at the ends of the chromosomes, similar to the plastic tips on shoelaces. In most body cells they gradually get shorter over the course of life.

What happens to your card in the lab

  1. 1

    Extract

    The building blocks being looked for are released from the dried blood: genetic material or microRNAs.

  2. 2

    Measure

    Special methods determine how much of it is there, how strongly certain sites are marked or which gene variant you carry.

  3. 3

    Classify

    The lab compares your values with those of other people (a reference group). You see the result as a traffic light, in percent or in years.

Common blood values such as blood sugar or cholesterol are not measured.

The six tests, explained simply

What is done and why it matters

01Telomere length + 3 epigenetic markers

Healthy Aging

How well is my cellular regulation working?

The test calculates a biological age for each of four measurements. These are calculated values that give pointers.

What is done?

The lab determines four values from your blood: the length of the telomeres, marks related to ageing, a mark related to inflammation and one related to protecting the genome.

For each value a biological age is calculated (a calculated value, not a real age) and compared with your age by date of birth. Your answers in the questionnaire also produce a lifestyle radar with 11 factors.

Why does it matter?

  • You see which of the four values is more favourable and which is less favourable.
  • The lifestyle radar shows where you can make changes in everyday life.
  • A second measurement shows you the progress.

Good to know: A single value says little. The telomere measurement varies between runs. The four areas can turn out differently. The result is a snapshot and does not predict how old you will become.

Result: Age per markerNo genetic analysisTo the test

023 microRNAs

Biological Age Clock Compact start

How does my biological age compare with my calendar age?

An estimate of your biological age is calculated from three microRNAs in the blood.

What is done?

The lab measures three microRNAs in the blood. In studies they are linked with inflammation, cell ageing and metabolism. A fourth microRNA serves as a yardstick so that the values are comparable.

From this a biological age is calculated and set next to your calendar age, i.e. your age by date of birth. You see the difference in years.

Why does it matter?

  • A compact way into the topic of biological age.
  • You get a baseline for later comparisons.
  • Two measurements show whether the value moves.

Good to know: So far the calculation model has only been tested in a pilot study with 539 people. There it was off by around 10 years on average. A single number is therefore not an age determination. The progress tells you more, but small changes can be chance there, too.

Result: Difference in yearsNo genetic analysisTo the test

03Telomere length, qPCR

Telomere Analysis

How are the protective caps of my chromosomes doing?

What is measured is how long the protective caps at the ends of your chromosomes are.

What is done?

Your genome is packed into chromosomes. Telomeres sit at their ends. They protect the genetic information. In most body cells they gradually get shorter over the course of life.

The lab uses qPCR, a kind of copying method: pieces of genetic material are doubled again and again. This makes it possible to compare how much telomere DNA there is in the sample relative to a reference gene. More of it means: longer telomeres on average.

Why does it matter?

  • On average, older people have shorter telomeres. Their length is therefore considered one building block of ageing.
  • You get a baseline against which later measurements are compared.
  • Telomere length is also part of Healthy Aging.

Good to know: This measurement varies between runs and between labs, more so from dried blood than from blood taken from a vein in the arm. A single value therefore says little. The progress tells you more, but small differences can be chance there, too.

Result: Percent and telomere ageNo genetic analysisTo the test

046 microRNAs

Stress Monitor

How well does my body regulate stress?

What is measured is not how stressed you feel. Six microRNAs in the blood give pointers to how your body responds to strain.

What is done?

The lab measures six microRNAs in the blood. They are involved in controlling the stress response in your cells.

Your pattern is compared with a reference group. Among other things, you receive a stress level for acute strain and one for longer-lasting, i.e. chronic, strain.

Why does it matter?

  • You get pointers as to whether short-term or lasting strain is in the foreground.
  • You can put the values next to how you feel yourself. If the two differ a lot, a conversation with your doctor can help.
  • A second measurement shows the progress, for example after changes in everyday life.

Good to know: The test does not make a diagnosis and has not been tested for that. There are no generally accepted thresholds for microRNAs as stress markers. The traffic light is based on the lab's reference values. If you feel under heavy strain for a long time, please talk to your doctor.

Result: Traffic light for acute and chronic stressNo genetic analysisTo the test

054 epigenetic + 21 genetic parameters

Metabolic Health Most comprehensive panel

How is my metabolism set up, and what of it can I influence?

The test looks at two levels: inherited gene variants and markers that can change.

What is done?

The lab looks at two levels. First, at 21 gene variants that you have carried since birth, for example for processing fats, carbohydrates and vitamins.

Second, at four markers that can change: two marks on the genome and two microRNAs, related to inflammation and protecting the genome.

The result is your metabolic type (metabotype), your sport type and 17 evaluations. They describe your predisposition around weight, blood sugar, eating behaviour, vitamins, fats, salt and skin. The test does not measure your blood sugar or blood lipids.

Why does it matter?

  • You see separately which values are inherited and which can change. Genes alone do not determine your weight.
  • You get your metabolic type and evaluations as a basis for a conversation about your diet.
  • In a second measurement only the four epigenetic markers count. Your genes do not change.

Good to know: Includes a genetic analysis. Before the sample is taken, German law (Genetic Diagnostics Act) requires that you are informed and give your written consent. Studies have so far shown no advantage of a diet based on genes over good general nutritional advice. What matters is what you put into practice in everyday life.

Result: Metabolic type and traffic light 1 to 9With genetic analysis · GenDGTo the test

068 microRNAs + 4 gene variants

Healthy Sport

What does my blood show about nutrition, recovery and performance?

The test gives pointers to how your body is currently coping with training, recovery and nutrition.

What is done?

The lab measures eight microRNAs linked with nutrition, recovery, inflammation, muscles and endurance. They can change with training and lifestyle and give pointers to your condition on the day of the sample.

In addition there are four gene variants. They describe inherited dispositions, such as whether you tend towards strength or endurance. This is a rough classification and does not say which sport is right for you. The result is seven evaluations, your sport type and an overall score in percent.

Why does it matter?

  • You get pointers as to whether strain and recovery fit together.
  • Your sport type gives a rough pointer to your inherited disposition.
  • In a second measurement you see the progress of the eight microRNAs.

Good to know: Includes a genetic analysis. Before the sample is taken, German law (Genetic Diagnostics Act) requires that you are informed and give your written consent. Common blood values like those at your GP are not measured. The test does not replace a sports medical examination or a performance test.

Result: Traffic light and scoreWith genetic analysis · GenDGTo the test

How to read the numbers in your report

Three kinds of numbers, depending on the test

Traffic light 1 to 9

Red: unfavourable. Yellow: medium. Green: favourable. The colour is the lab's classification of each value, not the size of the number. In the Stress Monitor a low number means little strain. Green always means favourable. Red does not mean ill, but: it is worth taking a closer look here.

Stress MonitorMetabolic HealthHealthy Sport

Percent

Your value compared with a reference group. 100 % corresponds to the expected value. Below means shorter or lower, above means longer or higher. The overall score for Healthy Sport has its own scale from 0 to 100 %.

Healthy AgingTelomere Analysis

One measurement or two

Progress is what counts.

Epigenetic markers and microRNAs can change with diet, exercise, sleep and stress. A second measurement shows you the progress. Measure both times under similar conditions, for example not during an infection. Small differences can also be measurement variation. Gene variants are inherited and stay the same for life.

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