A Baker's cyst is a swelling in the space behind the knee. Baker's cysts most commonly affect women over the age of 40. Symptoms of a Baker's cyst include joint locking, knee, and calf pain. Baker's cyst often resolves without medication.
The phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) 5465GâA (rs7946) genotype interacted (Pâ©½0.007) with the plasma betaine to choline ratio to modulate indicators of metabolic stress with stronger inverse associations observed among overweight men with the PEMT 5465GG genotype.
Genotype refers to the genetic makeup of a cell. For each individual trait (such as hair or eye color), a cell contains instructions on two alleles, which are alternative forms of the gene obtained from the mother and the father.