Understanding, Diagnosing, and Using Genetic Testing for Hypercalcemia
High blood calcium can bring frequent urination, kidney stones, bone pain and confusion; FHH and MEN1 testing separates hereditary forms and directs family screening.
Brandon Colby, MD
MD · MBA
Physician specializing in genetic analysis and personalized preventive medicine, and author of Outsmart Your Genes.
About Brandon
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).
Education
- BA in Genetics with Honors, University of Michigan · 2000
- MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine · 2004
- MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business · 2007
Affiliations & Memberships
- Affiliate Specialist, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)
- Associate, American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
- Member, National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)
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Articles by Brandon
Understanding Hypercholesterolemia: Diagnosis and Genetic Testing
A lipid panel measuring total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglycerides opens the workup, while LDLR, APOB and PCSK9 results identify familial hypercholesterolemia.
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Using Genetic Testing for Hypermethioninemia
Hypermethioninemia: Learn about this metabolic disorder, its diagnosis through biochemical and genetic tests, and personalized treatments to manage methionine levels.
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Using Genetic Testing for Hypophosphatemia
Phosphate levels fall through malnutrition, alcoholism, medicines or inherited disorders such as XLH and ADHR. Blood tests and DNA analysis identify which.
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Using Genetic Testing for Idiopathic Scoliosis
Uneven shoulders or a tilted waist can be the first sign; a Cobb angle of 10 degrees or more on X-ray confirms scoliosis, and genetic markers may flag progression risk.
Inborn Genetic Diseases: Diagnosis and Test Types
Present from birth, these disorders include cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and Tay-Sachs, and are found through diagnostic, carrier, prenatal or newborn tests.
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Using Genetic Testing for Inclusion Body Myopathy with Paget Disease of Bone and Frontotemporal Dementia
Bone pain from abnormal remodeling, hip and shoulder weakness, and changes in personality or language can all trace back to a mutation in the VCP gene.
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Using Genetic Testing for Infantile Liver Failure
Sudden loss of liver function in a newborn can bring jaundice and clotting problems, and blood work, imaging, biopsy and gene testing help locate the cause.