What is a family genetic disease?

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In ordinary times, we often hear the term family history. But there are many people who don't know this word very well. We all have general guidance, which is some diseases inherited by family members. Xiao Bian sorted out some related common sense, the following is to tell you what is the family genetic history.

What is a family genetic disease?

Familial genetic diseases are usually dominant genetic diseases, which have obvious familial similarity or are transmitted through sex chromosomes, such as y or X chromosome genetic diseases; Autosomal recessive disease, because both parents are carriers, no phenotype, usually can not see very obvious family genetic law. Therefore, only autosomal dominant genetic disease, X-chromosome dominant genetic disease, X-chromosome recessive genetic disease or Y-chromosome genetic disease can be seen with obvious family history. Such as red green blindness, external auditory canal hirsutism, congenital gamma globulin deficiency.

Genetic diseases have a great influence on babies. About 80% of the children are likely to inherit a disease that has been bothering their parents for a long time. Although parents can't change their children's genes, they can at least take their own medical history as a warning and pay more attention to their children's physical problems related to these medical histories. A family history is a history of certain diseases between close relatives. These diseases will be passed on to the next generation. This makes a lot of people upset.

Whether the father or mother is diagnosed with allergic asthma, children are more likely to be troubled by various allergic diseases, especially asthma. If only one parent has asthma or allergies, the child's genetic probability is 30% to 50%, but if both parents have asthma or allergies, the probability will be greatly improved. If one of the parents has hypertension or hyperlipidemia, the child's prevalence rate is 50%. If both parents have hypertension or hyperlipidemia, the risk increases to 70%.

matters needing attention

What is a family history? I believe we all understand it clearly. If you know you have a history of heredity, you must consider it carefully when you have children. And after giving birth to a child must be timely examination, if also inherited some diseases, then it is necessary to accept hospital treatment in the first time. That's how you keep him healthy.