> Anyway, your genes are a more accurate gauge of disease risk than family history. When a doctor asks about family history, they would prefer to take a look at

> Anyway, your genes are a more accurate gauge of disease risk than family history. When a doctor asks about family history, they would prefer to take a look at your genome. This is not currently true, though in the far future it will be. Modern genetics has been slammed (unfairly, I think) for the fact that your genetics do not increase discrimination when compared to models including family history. In other words, for virtually every human disease, family history is a better predictor of risk than is your genetic profile. I stand to benefit personally and professionally when genetic risk overtakes family history, but it simply hasn't yet.