Re: ?D102 test

[JoJoloveschocolate]

Hiya! Does anyone know, please:

1) If the D102 test is the one that tests for the gene related to t4 to t3 conversion?

2) I looked at Regenerus Labs and on the test it says:

“DI02 Support telephone consultation…Recommended: Contact practitioner before placing order”

does anyone know what this means/is for?

[RedApple Administrator]

I can't even find the DIO2 test on the Regenerus website! Can you give us a link to it? there used to be info about this test on the Thyroid UK website, but that seems to have disappeared now too.

[JoJoloveschocolate in reply to RedApple]

regenerus website menu - “tests” section, select “other”, “genetic”…sorry I’m rushing around…

[RedApple Administrator in reply to JoJoloveschocolate]

I still can't find the actual test. Only the link for the 'support consultation'. regeneruslabs.com/collectio...

If I recall correctly, when they first offered this DIO2 test, it was considered essential to offer 'emotional counselling' for any genetic test. (In case it revealed something that might upset you). Totally unnecessary for this specific test, but also irrelevant now because genetic testing is so widely available now.

To answer your other question, yes the DIO2 test is the one that tests for the gene related to t4 to t3 conversion.

[JoJoloveschocolate in reply to RedApple]

Ahhhhhaaaaa….yes, you’re right….so it is for the telephone consultation not the actual test itself. Thank you for spotting that and explaining. I didn’t get what is was about. Does that mean they would do the actual test after the tel. consultation?

[RedApple Administrator in reply to JoJoloveschocolate]

No idea! But, given the test is not listed, I'm guessing they don't do it as an individual test any more. (The counselling thing might have been left there by mistake).

Maybe contact them and ask?

[JoJoloveschocolate in reply to RedApple]

Thanks, RedApple. Yes, I’ll ask for further info.

[RedApple Administrator in reply to JoJoloveschocolate]

Please let us know! 😊

[JoJoloveschocolate in reply to RedApple]

They emailed and said the test has been “discontinued due to low demand.”

[RedApple Administrator in reply to JoJoloveschocolate]

Thanks for letting us know this. Presumably that's why there's no longer any info on the Thyroid UK website about it either 😞

It may be possible to get this information through other DNA testing, but you would first need to find out for sure whether the specific snps are included before you commit to purchase. I did a 23&Me test many years ago, and happen to have the relevant snps in my results, but I know that later variations of the 23&Me tests did not include them.

[JoJoloveschocolate in reply to RedApple]

Thanks for the info RedApple. I’m going to have a look at the Blue Horizons D102 test and will keep your advice in mind.

[RedApple Administrator in reply to JoJoloveschocolate]

By the way, it's an abbreviation for Deiodinase-2, so it's Dee Eye Oh Two (DIO2), not Dee One Zero Two (D102) 😊

genecards.org/cgi-bin/cardd...

[JoJoloveschocolate in reply to RedApple]

Dee Eye Ohhhhhhh!! I see what you mean. Doh! Thank you for that! Hehe! I’m a proper numpty. x

[RedApple Administrator in reply to JoJoloveschocolate]

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