Family Incidence Studies Ask Whether Diseases "Run in Families

question 169

Short Answer

Family incidence studies ask whether diseases "run in families." Investigators identify normal and ill __________ , or index cases, and tabulate the frequency with which other members of their families suffer from the same disorder.

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