Chapter 8

Question 1

Risk stratification

Answer 1

The process of identifying whether a person is at a high. moderate. or low risk of developing a genetic disorder.

Question 2

SCREEN,

Answer 2

which stands for Some Concern about diseases that might run in the family, especially problems with Reproduction, Early disease or death in family members, Ethnicity (some generic diseases are more common in people who are from certain ethnic groups), and Non- genetic risk factors for disease. The questions are simple and can be added ro a general health assessmenr to increase the likelihood of derecring any generic risk