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Guide Picks - Top Books for Creating a Family Health History |
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| Interested in learning more about genetics and genetic testing in order to create a family medical history or follow family traits back through multiple generations? These great books will teach you what you need to know about genetics in an easy-to-read format. |
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1) The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History
Robin Bennett outlines the proper methods for taking and recording a patient's family medical history and provides a basic understanding of human genetics. While geared toward the health care professional, genealogists who really want to understand the genetics behind their family tree will find this book both practical and fascinating.
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2) Past Imperfect: How Tracing Your Family Medical History Can Save Your Life
In this guide, designed for beginners to both genealogy and family health history, Carol Daus introduces the basics of genetics and walks you step-by-step through creating a genogram (family health tree). The book also provides plenty of suggestions for genealogical resources that may contain information related to health issues.
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3) Genograms: The New Tool for Exploring the Personality, Career and Love Patterns You Inherit
This interesting book by Emily Marlin moves away from the medical aspects of family health trees and instead discusses creating genograms to trace other inherited family traits, including personality types, talents and preferences.
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4) Family Diseases: Are You at Risk?
Written by professional genealogist Myra Vanderpool Gormley, this book gives you the basics of tracing your family history, establishing a medical pedigree and constructing a family health tree. A bit dated, but still a wonderful introduction to the revolutionary field of genetic genealogy and well worth reading.
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