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Your family medical tree

Get tips for putting together your family medical history.

Reviewed 6/9/2026

Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "About Family Health History." https://www.cdc.gov/family-health-history/about/.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Family Health History." https://www.cdc.gov/family-health-history/.
National Human Genome Research Institute. "Family Health History for Patients and Families." https://www.genome.gov/Health/Family-Health-History/Patients-Families.