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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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Discover the importance of genetic testing in diagnosing Alpha-Thalassemia, Hmong Type, identifying carriers, and guiding treatment strategies for this rare blood disorder.
Mild anemia is often the only sign, so alpha trait thalassemia is easy to miss; a mutation in one of the four alpha-globin genes explains it.
A disorder of sexual development often underlies ambiguous genitalia, and genetic testing can pinpoint the cause, flag risks such as salt-wasting crises.
Isolated congenital anosmia means being born unable to smell, with no other sensory issues. It is linked to HS6ST1 and FGF8 mutations that testing can identify.
Discover the role of genetic testing in understanding, diagnosing, and managing aortic dilatation, its genetic causes, treatment options, and assessing family risk.
A tear in the inner layer of the aorta brings sudden severe chest pain and is classed as Type A or Type B, with CT, MRI or transesophageal echocardiography used.
Loss of the adenine phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme lets 2,8-dihydroxyadenine build up and form kidney stones, and sequencing separates type I from type II.
An inherited tendency to make IgE against pollen, dust mites and pet dander underlies atopy; genetic testing looks for variants tied to atopic disease and treatment.