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Weight managementExample report

Semaglutide

Ozempic, Wegovy

Use as directed

Your genes point to a typical response to this drug, with average weight loss and side effects.

The genes behind this label

The guidelines read one gene for semaglutide. Each card shows the two copies this person inherited and what they mean.

GLP1RYour two copies: rs10305420C/rs10305420C

CCTypical response

The receptor that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs act on.

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What the guidelines say

What each guideline says about your result.

GLP1RTypical response

In plain words
Your genes point to a typical response to this drug, with average weight loss and side effects.
What it means
The Pro7/Pro7 form of the GLP1R signal peptide (rs10305420 C/C). The Leu7 (T) allele is the less common one in every ancestry group studied. Expected weight-loss efficacy and typical nausea/vomiting risk.
What the research suggests
Standard dosing and titration are expected to produce an average response.

About semaglutide

Semaglutide copies GLP-1, a gut hormone released after eating, and acts on the GLP-1 receptor in the pancreas, the gut and the brain.

Used for
Blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes; long-term weight reduction in obesity, or overweight with a weight-related condition; lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke in some people; Ozempic also for kidney disease with type 2 diabetes, and Wegovy injection for a form of fatty liver disease (MASH)

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