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9.4.10 Family member history for genetics analysis

Patient Care Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative
Adds additional information to a family member history supporting both the capture of mother/father relationships as well as additional observations necessary to enable genetics-based risk analysis for patients

9.4.10.1 Content

Profiles:
FamilyMemberHistory-GeneticAdds additional information to a family member history supporting both the capture of mother/father relationships as well as additional observations necessary to enable genetics-based risk analysis for patients
Extensions:
family-member-history-genetics-parentparent :

Identifies a parent of the relative.

family-member-history-genetics-siblingsibling :

Identifies a sibling of the relative.

family-member-history-genetics-observationobservation :

Allows capturing risk-relevant observations about the relative that aren't themselves a specific health condition; e.g. Certain ethnic ancestries that are disease-relevant, presence of particular genetic markers, etc.