MD · MBA
Physician specializing in genetic analysis and personalized preventive medicine, and author of Outsmart Your Genes.
Brandon Colby is a physician-expert in the fields of genetic analysis and Personalized Preventive Medicine. He holds an MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and a degree in Genetics from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Colby is the author of the book Outsmart Your Genes and has developed numerous technologies that improve the analysis, interpretation, and actionability of genome sequencing data. He is an Affiliate Specialist of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), an Associate of the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), and a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC).
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Explore the role of genetic testing in diagnosing Lichen Planopilaris. Discover personalized treatments, genetic predispositions, and future research directions.
A genome-wide association study linked the HLA-DQB1*05:02 marker to oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma; testing can flag higher-risk people for closer screening.
Rare, non-malignant masses form when the lymphatic system develops abnormally, most often in the head and neck; PIK3CA mutations guide diagnosis and treatment planning.
Swelling from lymphatic blockage may be inherited or follow surgery, infection or trauma; compound heterozygous FLT4 variants show how testing separates the two forms.
A B-cell cancer arising in the mantle zone of lymph nodes, MCL is marked by the t(11;14) translocation and cyclin D1 overexpression, with TP53 and ATM guiding therapy.
Caused by a change in a single gene and inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, MODY can sometimes be managed with oral medication rather than insulin.
Fibrous dysplasia of bone, cafe-au-lait spots and precocious puberty follow a postzygotic GNAS mutation, which leaves some cells carrying it and others not.
Movement disorders, psychiatric symptoms and acanthocytes follow XK gene mutations on the X chromosome, so this X-linked recessive syndrome mainly affects males.