Nutrition & metabolismThe starch gene

AMY1

Amylase 1 gene

AMY1 in one lineControls how much carb-digesting enzyme your saliva makes

A full entry for AMY1 is on its way. For now, here is the one-line definition above and the genes it connects to below.

The honest caveat. Each entry describes a research-backed tendency, not a diagnosis. Carrying a variant tells you how your body is likely to lean, it does not label you, and nothing here is a substitute for a doctor where a medical question is involved.

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