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"Knowing your family history can give a lot of information that helps a genetic counsellor assess:\r\n\r\n\r\n \tif a condition in your family is inherited\r\n \tyour chance of inheriting the condition\r\n \tthe chance you’ll pass it on to your children\r\n\r\nYour family history can give information about ancestry or heritage. This can be important because some conditions are more common in certain ethnic groups.\r\n\r\nFor example:\r\n\r\n \tCystic fibrosis is more common in Caucasians of Northern European heritage\r\n \tSickle cell disease  is more common in people with African, Hispanic or Middle Eastern heritage\r\n \tTay-Sachs disease is more common in people of Ashkenazi Jewish or French-Canadian heritage\r\n \tThalassemia is more common in people with African, Asian and Mediterranean heritage\r\n"
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