What is Family history (medicine)?
In [[medicine]], '''family history''' means information on medical disorders the direct [[blood relatives]] of a patient may have had. Many healthcare professionals look at the information on family medical problems, such as [[autism]], [[diabetes mellitus|diabetes]], [[mental illness]], [[autoimmune disease]]s, [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Family History|publisher=Genetics Home Reference|url=http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/glossary=familyhistory|accessdate=June 5, 2014}}</ref> Many medical conditions are carried only by the female line, including [[X chromosome|X]]-linked conditions. Others are carried by the male line, including [[Y chromosome|Y-]]<nowiki/>linked conditions. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Health problems]] [[Category:Family]] {{med-stub}}