Managing Health in the Genomic Era
A Guide to Family Health History and Disease Risk

Practical resource for healthcare practitioners and clinical researchers that addresses the benefits of genetic and genomic approaches to patient health management

Vincent Henrich (Author), Lori A. Orlando (Author), Brian H. Shirts (Author)

9780128160152

Paperback, published 29 June 2020

238 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.39 kg

"All clinicians are trained and encouraged to obtain a family health history when interviewing patients. The issue becomes how much time to spend when considering the patient's presenting complaint and how to document the family health history for future retrospective research. The authors have a very valid concept that obtaining more detail may help the understanding of the natural history of disease. It may require a reconsideration of how to aggregate the family health history obtained by many clinicians over the lifetime of a patient, rather than spending an extended period delving into an extensive discussion during one interview with the patient." --Doody

Approx.222 pages

1. The growing medical relevance and value of family health history2. Family health history’s place in genomic medicine3. The connection between genetic variation,family health history, and disease risk4. Family-specific genetic variants: Principles, detection, and clinical interpretation5. Genes and cancer: Implications for FHH analysis6. Using family health history to identify and reduce modifiable disease risks7. Technology for family health history and collection and analysis8. Family health history and genetic counseling9. Current and future trends in diagnostics and treatment10. Current and future trends to integrate family health history with clinical programs to improve population health

Subject Areas: DNA & Genome [PSAK1], Genetics [non-medical PSAK]