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Number of First Degree Relatives (Affected)

Known as: First Degree Relatives 
An indication of the number of direct relatives (i.e., parent, sibling, offspring) who have a particular condition.
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Thyroid developmental anomalies in first degree relatives of children with congenital hypothyroidism.
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is most frequently caused by thyroid developmental abnormalities and it has recently been seen to… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Increased risk for nonmedullary thyroid cancer in the first degree relatives of prevalent cases of nonmedullary thyroid cancer: a hospital-based study.
The genetic basis for nonmedullary forms of thyroid cancer (NMTC) is less well established than that of medullary thyroid cancer… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Serum paraoxonase is reduced in type 1 diabetic patients compared to non-diabetic, first degree relatives; influence on the ability of HDL to protect LDL from oxidation.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Body mass index and all-cause mortality among people age 70 and over: the Longitudinal Study of Aging
OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) and mortality in a large nationally representative… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Age at Onset, Sex, and Familial Psychiatric Morbidity in Schizophrenia
Background Although a genetic component in schizophrenia is well established, it is likely that the contribution of genetic… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Familial empirical risks for inflammatory bowel disease: differences between Jews and non-Jews.
The Jewish population has an increased frequency of inflammatory bowel disease compared with their non-Jewish neighbours. Genetic… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The calculation of breast cancer risk for women with a first degree family history of ovarian cancer
SummaryRecent linkage analyses demonstrate the strength of the genetic association between breast and ovarian cancer in some… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Psychiatric disorders in first degree relatives of children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder.
One hundred and forty-five first-degree relatives (89 parents [96%] and 56 siblings [98%]) of 46 children and adolescents with… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Morbidity Risks of Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders among First Degree Relatives of Patients with Schizophrenia, Mania, Depression and Surgical Conditions
Summary One thousand five hundred and seventy eight first degree relatives of schizophrenics, manics, depressives and controls… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
The inheritance of tarsal coalition and its relationship to spastic flat foot.
1. A clinical and radiological survey has been made of the families of thirty-one patients with peroneal spastic flat foot and… 
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