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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Biopsy confirms most basal cell carcinomas, but molecular testing can separate it from melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma and flag driver mutations that guide treatment.
Easy bruising and low counts of unusually large platelets follow a GP1BB change in the glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex, with severity varying inside a single family.
GP9 mutations leave the GPIX protein missing or faulty, so platelets cannot make first contact with the vessel wall; lentiviral gene therapy is under investigation.
This FOXL2-linked disorder combines blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus and Duane retraction syndrome. Carrier and prenatal testing are also covered.
Several genes in this chromosome 18 region have been tied to differences in body mass index, and BMIQTL18 is examined through AutoQTL and BDNF rs6265 research.
Discover the Bombay Phenotype, a rare blood group with unique challenges in transfusion and transplantation. Learn about genetic testing, diagnosis, and managing this condition…
Bone marrow hypocellularity, when marrow makes too few blood cells, can stem from gene mutations, infections, drugs or radiation and cause fatigue and bruising.
Four studies underpin BMD QTL 17: an osteoclast eQTL dataset, 15 protein-coding genes at susceptibility loci, an RREB1 regulatory SNP and B-vitamin interactions.