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Pain Gene: Interesting, but Insufficient

By Lynn Webster, M.D. | August 1, 2020 | 2
Schematic of the SCN9A

How we experience pain is a result of both environmental and genetic features. The genetic factors are what we inherit.

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Is At-Home DNA Testing a Scam?

By Lynn Webster, M.D. | November 30, 2019 | 0
DNA Testing

DNA tests were first pitched to consumers as a way in which they could learn about their ancestry.

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