
Many medical conditions are heredity, such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Now, two universities have teamed up to prevent cancer from being passed from parent to child.
A genetic condition occurs when an individual inherits an altered gene from parents that increases the risk of developing that particular condition. A new initiative between Brigham Young University’s Center for Family History and the University of Washington helps fight hereditary cancer with family history in a project called Connect My Variant.