positive family history

a family history with disease characteristics sufficient enough to consider that the family has a genetic syndrome or inherited disorder. A family history of colon cancer, for example, is evaluated according to the Amsterdam criteria to determine whether the family has hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC).

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February 25th 2025

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see visual analogue scale.