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Educational Resources
A family history is a record of medical information about an individual and their biological family.
… Family History … A family history is a record of medical information about an individual and their biological family. … Family Health History, Genetic Disorders, Ancestry, Healthcare, … as related to medicine, is a record of the diseases and health conditions of an individual and that person’s …
Research at NHGRI
Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) helps you and your family learn how your family health history affects your risk for diseases.
… risk worksheets. The worksheets will help you work out family members’ risk for these diseases based on their family health history. After you finish a worksheet, share the …
For Patients and Families
FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics.
… about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. … Health FAQs … FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of … and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. ​​ ​ … Family Health History, Pharmacogenomics, Undiagnosed Disease, …
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November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17.
… Additional Resources … November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National … our Institute’s mission to increase genomic literacy and family health history awareness. … All times are in Eastern. …
Your Genome
Information about the relationship between genomics and health for patients, families and health professionals.
… Going beyond family health history … Genetic conditions can be difficult to understand and raise many questions for you and your family. Our resources will help you find detailed information …
News Release
Researchers build a statistical model using family health history to improve disease risk assessment
Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have developed a new statistical model that can predict the risk for developing diseases by combining information about family member health and lifestyle factors from family members.
… risk for developing diseases by combining information from family members about their family health history and lifestyle factors. … Published in March in …
Genetic Disorders
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited condition causing increased low density lipoprotein cholesterol at birth and heart attacks at an early age.
… levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. A strong family history of high levels of total and LDL cholesterol … and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding Reliable Health Information Online … What is familial …
Genetic Disorders
Familial Mediterranean Fever is an inherited disease, characterized by recurrent attacks of fever, inflammation, painful, swollen joints, and ankle rash.
… Mediterranean Fever treated?" below). Usually a positive family history in people of Middle Eastern ancestry. The … and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding Reliable Health Information Online … What is Familial Mediterranean …
News Release
Researchers and families are investigating the heritability of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.
… NIH Clinical Trial Participant … My 8-year-old nephew Luke has a sixth-grade reading level, … in an ADHD clinical study at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) led by Dr. Philip Shaw of the National Human … "Knowing more about ADHD would help me learn about my family and help me prepare to be more supportive of Luke," …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… who use the workbook discuss their disease risks and health history with family members. … Researchers at the National Human Genome … Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, …