Assignment: Week6 Genetics and Epidemiology

Assignment: Week6 Genetics and Epidemiology

Assignment: Week6 Genetics and Epidemiology

Week 6 discussion Discussion Part One Genetics and Epidemiology Pick one friend or family member and gather their family health history. Pick one possible genetic risk for disease in that person and provide the following: Gender, age Genetic risk for a specific disease Define the disease Evidence to link risk to development Identify if genetics is confounded or linked to any other epidemiological risk factors for disease development that might be modified in this patient. Discussion Part Two Discuss screening tools that might be an option for this person and why or why you would not recommend them at this time. Remember to provide evidence to support your answer. Discussion Part Three Please provide a summary of the case or information you have discussed this week. E-mail Tweet Like Share Pin it Share WhatsApp
Genetic epidemiology is the study of the role of  factors in determining health and disease in families and in populations, and the interplay of such genetic factors with environmental factors. Genetic epidemiology seeks to derive a statistical and quantitative analysis of how genetics work in large groups

The use of the term Genetic epidemiology emerged in the mid 1980s as a new scientific field.

In formal language, genetic epidemiology was defined by , one of the pioneers of the field, as “a science which deals with the , distribution, and control of disease in groups of relatives and with inherited causes of disease in populations”. It is closely allied to both  and , but these overlapping fields each have distinct emphases, societies and journals.

One definition of the field closely follows that of , defining genetic epidemiology as “the scientific discipline that deals with the analysis of the familial distribution of traits, with a view to understanding any possible genetic basis”, and that “seeks to understand both the genetic and environmental factors and how they interact to produce various diseases and traits in humans”. The  adopts a similar definition, “Genetic epidemiology is the study of the aetiology, distribution, and control of disease in groups of relatives and of inherited causes of disease in populations.