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Genetics and Family
History
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Summer 2005 (pdf)
- Oprah Winfrey had her
DNA tested and the results showed that she was a
descendant of the Zulu tribe in South
Africa. Oprah stated she was thrilled about having this
information, but wasn't all that surprised by having
South African heritage because she feels so at home in
South Africa.
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Spring 2005 (pdf)
- At a time when more than 96 percent of all Americans
believe that family history is important to health, but
fewer than 30 percent collect this information from
relatives, we have a critical window in which to foster
health behaviors that will optimize the use of genetic
health care.
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Winter 2005 (pdf)
- In recent years, through powerful personal memoirs
and scholarly criticism, many persons with disabilities
have endeavored to present truer images of
themselves—unlike the pathetic or heroic stereotypes
widespread in the past. The disability community has
frequently taken issue with the “medical tragedy model
of disability”; however, the equally offensive “comedy
model of disability” has most often been used to
denigrate persons with dwarfism.
and more....
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Summer 2004 (pdf)
- In recent years, through powerful personal memoirs
and scholarly criticism, many persons with disabilities
have endeavored to present truer images of
themselves—unlike the pathetic or heroic stereotypes
widespread in the past. The disability community has
frequently taken issue with the “medical tragedy model
of disability”; however, the equally offensive “comedy
model of disability” has most often been used to
denigrate persons with dwarfism.
and more....
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Spring 2004 (pdf)
- In 1974 Microsoft founder Bill Gates stated, "We
started with a vision of a computer on every desk and in
every home." His vision is close to reality just 30
years later. Perhaps NCHPEG’s mantra should be, "A
pedigree in every patient’s chart." In fact, NCHPEG’s
Core Competencies in Genetics recommend that all health
providers understand the importance of family history
(three generations) in assessing predisposition to
disease, that all health providers be able to compile a
multigenerational genetic family history, and that all
providers appreciate the need for privacy and
confidentiality when dealing with genetic
information. and more....
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Fall 2003 (pdf)
- Five to 10 people out of every 100 are fathered by
someone other than the man listed on their birth
certificate.* Misattributed paternity, also called
non-paternity, crosses all racial and socioeconomic
groups. In addition to obvious social implications,
non-paternity has clinical relevance: it can challenge
your ability to take an accurate genetic family history,
and it can significantly alter genetic risk assessment
and case management. and more....
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Summer
2003 (pdf)
- As is the case for many genetic conditions, family
history and ethnicity figure prominently in
decisions about whether to offer cystic fibrosis carrier
testing and in the interpretation of test results.
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Spring 2003 (pdf)
- Why family history?
A detailed, three-generation family history is a
costeffective tool for applying genetic concepts in
health care. Because the genetic family history can help
you visualize
how traits are clustering within families and moving
through generations, it can also play a critical role in
diagnosis and lay the foundation for accurate risk
assessment. and more....
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The Genetic Family History in Practice
newsletter is published by the Family History Working group of
the National Coalition for Health Professionals Education in
Genetics (NCHPEG), of which the AAMFT is a member. Funding for
the newletter comes from the Bureau of Health Professionals in
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the
Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
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