LegitScript expects to see problematic behavior including illicit compounding, especially from overseas manufacturers, and counterfeit versions of brand name drugs for sale
Connection Both Ruhoy and Kaufman appear to have glommed onto these drugs via the 700 doctors-plus MASTERMINDS network of health providers in communication with each other about ME/CFS, FM, MCAS, POTS, long COVID, etc
Constitutive expression is mediated by an adjacent AP-1 site
While the test focuses on peptide and metabolic genetic markers rather than B12-specific variants, it can reveal broader predispositions in genes like FTO and MC4R that relate to metabolic efficiency
Indeed the latter are luminescent upon UV excitation, with size-independent and pH dependent emissions at 600 or 800 nm (compare Fig