Sentences with phrase «known family history»

He doesn't know your family history; he's never performed a physical exam on you or looked at your blood work.

If the disease is uncommon, as with the progressive rod - cone degeneration (PRCD) form of Progressive Retinal Atrophy in Australian Shepherds, or if use of a test and careful breeding decisions have markedly reduced the frequency of a formerly common mutation (think what could be done with CEA in Collies,) testing could then be confined to only those dogs with known family history of the disease or with relatives that have been DNA tested as carriers.

Our results pointed to three new genetic markers for FECD and confirmed the vital role of a previously known marker even among those who did not have a previously known family history of the disease.

Now I don't know the family history and how often they go out on the talk show circuit, but if they are doing that and leaving their adult child in a home, that is kind of odd.

Know your family history.

Along with breastfeeding, knowing your family history, being aware of your body and going to your healthcare provider regularly are all great ways to stay involved in your breast health.

«But, you know, I looked at it as his family history... I knew his family history was there.»

Researchers recommend that women protect themselves by applying sunblock every two hours when out in the sun or avoiding sun exposure altogether for those with a genetic predisposition, who are pregnant or have a known family history of melasma.

OCD can arise in people without a known family history, sometimes after a traumatic event, she says.

Gabrieli and colleagues studied 27 high - risk children, ranging in age from eight to 14, and compared them with a group of 16 children with no known family history of depression.

Knowing your family history can make a difference in preventing cancer.

So I knew my family history put me at higher risk of developing the disease.

I suggest getting to know your family history the more straightforward way — by talking with relatives about the types of health issues (not just cancer) that run in your family, as well as when people were diagnosed.

I am reminded of it because I get to speak of it a lot: I have the dubious honor of talking to women about being diligent, knowing their family history, and so on.

There may be no known family history, but there may be a genetic underpinning — meaning, she might be susceptible to Grave's Disease or some other condition related to her thyroid.

Must - know family history: Inflammatory bowel diseases, like Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, as well as colon polyps and cancer.

Must - know family history: Strokes or heart attacks, particularly if a relative died prematurely of heart disease (before age 65 for women and before 55 for men).

Must - know family history: Whether relatives had any type of skin cancer.

Must - know family history: A host of diseases (including thyroid disorders, cancer, and heart disease), as well as type 2 diabetes.

Must - know family history: Breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer.

Must - know family history: Osteoporosis and hip fractures.

Today it is not unusual for students not to know their family history.

Matthew says he realized he was accomplishing a number of goals: learning about a different country, learning about a different era, learning more about using the computer, and, most important, «knowing my family history.»

After a generation or two the frequency of the mutation will be so reduced that it will only be necessary to test dogs with a known family history of the disease or with relatives that are known, via the DNA test, to have the mutation.

Know the family history and genetics of the hamster you buy.