What Your Family History Can’t Tell You

What Your Family History Can’t Tell You

Posted November 11, 2019

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The first time you visit a new doctor, they’ll probably ask you about your family history – but it turns out that family history doesn’t tell you everything about the risks that can be hidden in your genes.

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Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2987426/
https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article/23/22/6112/2900819
https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/depth-polygenic-risk-scoring
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-018-0183-z
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2730627
https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.j5757
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41576-018-0018-x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6309089/
https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Genome-Wide-Association-Studies-Fact-Sheet

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