Family history as a predictor for disease risk in healthy individuals: a cross-sectional study in Slovenia.

BACKGROUND: Family history can be used as a genetic risk predictor for common non-communicable diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of healthy individuals at risk of developing these diseases, based on their self-reported family history. METHODS AND FINDINGS: This was a cr...

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Main Authors: Zalika Klemenc-Ketis, Borut Peterlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3819284?pdf=render