Chapter 3. Getting to the Roots: Recording the Family Tree
Published Online: 19 MAR 2002
DOI: 10.1002/0471223913.ch3
Copyright © 1999 by Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Book Title
The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History
Additional Information
How to Cite
Bennett, R. L. (2002) Getting to the Roots: Recording the Family Tree, in The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471223913.ch3
Publication History
- Published Online: 19 MAR 2002
- Published Print: 7 APR 1999
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471251545
Online ISBN: 9780471223917
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- pedigree symbols;
- interview questions;
- teratogens;
- consanguinity
Summary
This chapter is the nuts and bolts of how to record a medical pedigree, including
Where to begin
Essential information to record on a pedigree
Standardized pedigree symbols
Less common symbols (e.g. adoption, infertility, egg or sperm donor, consanguinity)
Recording genetic test results and other medical information on a pedigree
How to ask the questions
Consideration of sensitive topics
Tables include a listing of common teratogenic agents, and a review of disorders common in certain ethnic disorders. The chapter ends with a sample pedigree using all the pedigree symbols.