How you absorb, activate and carry eleven vitamins and minerals, from B12 and folate to calcium, iron and vitamin D.
Order your DNA test See an example page From the sample reportVitamins and minerals Choline 5/5 Vitamin C 5/5 Vitamin B12 4/5 B2, B6 and B9 4/5 Calcium 4/5 Vitamin D 2/5 Vitamin A 2/5 Iron 1/5 Sodium 1/5 Vitamin E 1/5 Vitamin K 1/5 Scores show genetic influence, 0 to 5. Your own results will differ. Why it matters
What we look at
Your genes can make some nutrients harder to get from the same food. That matters most when your diet already has fewer sources, such as B12 on a plant-based diet.
Choline How much choline you make yourself, so how much you need from food. Focus in sample Vitamin C How efficiently you absorb vitamin C from food. Focus in sample Vitamin B12 How well you absorb and carry B12. Focus in sample B2, B6 and B9 How efficiently you turn folate into its active form. Focus in sample Calcium How vitamin D helps you absorb calcium. Focus in sample Vitamin D How you make, carry and activate vitamin D. Worth knowing in sample Vitamin A How you convert beta-carotene from plants into vitamin A. No change in sample Iron How you absorb and store iron. No change in sample Sodium Whether your genes change how you handle salt. No change in sample Vitamin E How you use and store vitamin E. No change in sample Vitamin K How you break down vitamin K. No change in sample The genes
21 genes behind these results
All 48 genes ADD1Sodium Involved in how the kidneys handle salt. Linked to blood pressure in population studies. BCO1Vitamin A Converts beta-carotene from plants into vitamin A. BHMTCholine Uses betaine, made from choline, in an important recycling step in the liver. CHDHCholine Turns choline into betaine. CUBNB12 Absorbs vitamin B12 from your gut. CYP1A1Caffeine, sodium A liver enzyme that helps break down caffeine and other compounds. CYP2R1Vitamin D, calcium Activates vitamin D in the liver. Variants are linked to lower blood vitamin D. CYP4F2Vitamins E and K Breaks down vitamins E and K. Also used to guide doses of the blood thinner warfarin. FUT2B12 Shapes your gut environment. Linked to B12 levels in the blood. GCVitamin D Makes the protein that carries vitamin D in your blood. HFEIron Controls how much iron your gut absorbs. MTHFRFolate, B12 Turns folate into its active form, with help from vitamin B2. PEMTCholine Lets your liver make some of its own choline. RBP4Vitamin A Carries vitamin A in your blood. SCARB1Vitamin E Takes up fat-soluble nutrients, including vitamin E, into cells. SLC23A1Vitamin C Absorbs vitamin C from your gut. TCN2B12 Carries vitamin B12 in your blood to your cells. TFIron Makes transferrin, the protein that carries iron in your blood. TMPRSS6Iron Helps set hepcidin, the hormone that controls iron absorption. TTRVitamin A Helps carry vitamin A in your blood. Boone looks only at that role. VDRCalcium The vitamin D receptor, which helps you absorb calcium. From the sample report · page 6
What the advice looks like
Every Focus result gets its own page: what it means, why it matters, four things to do, and the foods to lean on and go easy on. Switch diet to see the advice change.
