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Results 1 - 10 of 18 for Family history
  1. Why is it important to know my family health history?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... genetic factors, environmental conditions, and lifestyle choices. A family history also can provide information about the risk of ... On the other hand, a person with no family history of a disorder may still be at risk ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/familyhistory - Genetics
  2. What is genetic ancestry testing?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... genealogy, is a way for people interested in family history (genealogy) to go beyond what they can learn from relatives or from historical documentation. Examination of DNA ... between families. Certain patterns of genetic variation are often shared ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/ancestrytesting - Genetics
  3. What happens during a genetic consultation?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... person’s medical history and takes a detailed family health history (a record of health information about a person's immediate and extended family). The genetics professional may also perform a physical ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/consult/expectations - Genetics
  4. How are genetic conditions diagnosed?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... basis of a person's physical characteristics and family history, or on the results of a screening test. ... or genetic testing that has already been done. Family health history : Because genetic conditions often run in families, information ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/consult/diagnosis - Genetics
  5. What do the results of genetic tests mean?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... care providers consider a person’s medical history, family history , and the type of genetic test that was ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../testing/interpretingresults - Genetics
  6. Can a direct-to-consumer genetic test tell me whether I will develop cancer?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... of previous cancer, hormonal and reproductive factors, and family history also contribute to a person’s overall cancer ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtccancer - Genetics
  7. If a genetic disorder runs in my family, what are the chances that my children will have the condition?: MedlinePlus ... 
    ... appear straightforward, factors such as a person's family history and the results of genetic testing can sometimes modify those chances. In addition, some people with a disease-causing ... disease that runs in a family does not have a clear-cut inheritance pattern, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/riskassessment - Genetics
  8. What are the uses of genetic testing?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... testing is offered to individuals who have a family history of a genetic disorder and to people in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/uses - Genetics
  9. What is a gene variant and how do variants occur?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... the parents do not, and there is no family history of the disorder. Variants acquired during development can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/genemutation - Genetics
  10. What information can statistics provide about a genetic condition?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... people. By taking into account a person's family history, medical history, and other factors, a genetics professional ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/statistics - Genetics
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