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Latha Palaniappan, MD, is a professor of medicine at Stanford University.

She is also the scientific director of Genomics and Pharmacogenomics in Primary Care at Stanford Medicine.

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Family health history is essentially just that: knowing the health histories of members of your biological family.

Family history is probabilistic, not predictive, she says.

So if youdonthave access to this information, should you be worried?

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Latha Palaniappan, MD, is a professor of medicine at Stanford University. She is also the scientific director of Genomics and Pharmacogenomics in Primary Care at Stanford Medicine.

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What should you worry about and what should you not worry about, says Dr. Green.

Dr. Green adds that DTC tests arent the most comprehensive testing option.

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What other options are out there?

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Latha Palaniappan, MD, is a professor of medicine at Stanford University. She is also the scientific director of Genomics and Pharmacogenomics in Primary Care at Stanford Medicine.

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