The family medical history

Primary Care
Robin L Bennett

Abstract

In this era of genomic medicine it is easy to be dazzled by an array of diagnostic tools to aid in clinical diagnosis and presymptomatic risk assessment, yet a simple family medical history remains the single most cost-effective "genetic test." A family medical history can be compared with a genetic "biopsy." Learning the skills of obtaining and interpreting a family history is just as central for primary care clinicians as a basic proficiency in interpreting pathology or radiograph reports. In this article the essentials of recording a medical family history and basic inheritance patterns are reviewed. Suggestions for dealing with sensitive family information are also discussed.

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