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4 Jan 2010: Some genes carry a very high risk, which is why some individuals have a particularly strong family history of cancer. ... Several high-risk gene defects, such as mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 in breast cancer, have been identified through family studies.

9 Apr 2015: For example, the researchers showed that the risk score could predict breast cancer risk both in women with and without a family history of the disease. ... This type of testing could fit alongside other standard risk measures, such as family history and

19 Mar 2019: First, the team looked at whether family history of coronary heart disease was associated with risk of major depression. ... Unlike for family history, however, the researchers found no strong association between the genetic predisposition for heart

15 Jan 2019: Antonis Antoniou. They have a developed a way of calculating the risk of developing the disease by combining information on family history and genetics with other factors such as weight, age ... Although individually some of these things have a small

25 Jan 2022: GPs can refer patients to a genetics clinic if they think someone has a strong family history and might be at an increased risk.

15 Dec 2020: Frontotemporal dementia can be genetic. About a third of patients have a family history of the condition. ... depression. But doctors need to keep in mind the possibility of apathy heralding a dementia, and increasing the chance of dementia if left

15 Oct 2018: Only around one in twenty patients has a family history, where genetic variants inherited from one or both parents contributes to disease risk. ... The question is: how relevant are these treatments going to be for the ‘common-or-garden’ variety

19 Feb 2019: Cambridge is at a decisive moment in its history where it must choose whether it wants to once again reshape itself for growth, or let itself stagnate and potentially wither.”.

16 Jul 2008: The scientists, funded by the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust, have discovered that people with OCD and their close family members show under-activation of brain areas responsible for stopping ... Fifteen volunteers without a family history

24 Sep 2018: Mitochondrial replacement therapy is a promising approach to prevent transmission of mitochondrial diseases, however, as the vast majority of mitochondrial diseases have no family history, this approach might not actually reduce