Practising drawing a genetic family history: Renal condition

A family history of a renal condition
Practising drawing a genetic family history - Worksheet 4
This sheet may be photocopied for non-commercial education purposes for healthcare staff
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Development Centre
Introduction
Jake Johnson is thinking about getting married. He wants to fi nd out whether any children he has are likely to inherit the condition that runs in his family. He gives you the following
information about his family. Use the family history information below to draw the family tree.
Information about Jake’s family
• Jake Johnson (23/6/1984) is fi t and well.
• His father Robert (13/8/1959) has the kidney
condition that runs in the family but his mother
Emily (7/9/1960) is unaff ected.
• Robert and Emily Johnson have two other
children, a daughter Emma and a son Lewis.
• Their daughter Emma (17/12/1988) has the kidney
condition; Lewis (8/11/1990) is unaff ected.
• Emily’s father is Derek Hall (age 81) who is well,
but her mother Joan Hall died at the age of 65 in
1996 from a heart attack.
• Derek and Joan Hall have another daughter,
Susan (3/10/1957), who is married to John Hill
(13/1/1956).
• Susan and John Hill have a daughter Janet
(31/5/1978) who is well; they also had a daughter,
Chloe, stillborn at 29 weeks gestation in January
1980.
• Robert Johnson’s mother Edith (age 76) is
unaff ected; his father George had the kidney
condition. He died in 1997 (born 1929).
• Edith and George Johnson had two other
children: Richard (4/4/54)and Sarah (9/1/1956)
who has the condition. Sarah is married to
Thomas King (23/3/1955).
• Sarah and Thomas have two daughters: Gemma
(3/5/1989) who has the condition and Linda
(22/11/1991) who is unaff ected.
• Don’t forget to date and sign the genetic family
history pedigree.
Draw the genetic family history (pedigree) here
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A family history of a renal condition
Practising drawing a genetic family history - Worksheet 4
This sheet may be photocopied for non-commercial education purposes for healthcare staff
© 2011 NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre (06/12)
National Genetics Education and
Development Centre
Introduction
Jake Johnson is thinking about getting married. He wants to fi nd out whether any children he has are likely to inherit the condition that runs in his family. He gives you the following
information about his family. The pedigree representing the family history is shown below.
Information about Jake’s family
• Jake Johnson (23/6/1984) is fi t and well.
• His father Robert (13/8/1959) has the kidney
condition that runs in the family but his mother
Emily (7/9/1960) is unaff ected.
• Robert and Emily Johnson have two other
children, a daughter Emma and a son Lewis.
• Their daughter Emma (17/12/1988) has the kidney
condition; Lewis (8/11/1990) is unaff ected.
• Emily’s father is Derek Hall (age 81) who is well,
but her mother Joan Hall died at the age of 65 in
1996 from a heart attack.
• Derek and Joan Hall have another daughter,
Susan (3/10/1957), who is married to John Hill
(13/1/1956).
• Susan and John Hill have a daughter Janet
(31/5/1978) who is well; they also had a daughter,
Chloe, stillborn at 29 weeks gestation in January
1980.
• Robert Johnson’s mother Edith (age 76) is
unaff ected; his father George had the kidney
condition. He died in 1997 (born 1929).
• Edith and George Johnson had two other
children: Richard (4/4/54)and Sarah (9/1/1956)
who has the condition. Sarah is married to
Thomas King (23/3/1955).
• Sarah and Thomas have two daughters: Gemma
(3/5/1989) who has the condition and Linda
(22/11/1991) who is unaff ected.
• Don’t forget to date and sign the genetic family
history pedigree.
Pedigree taken:
Drawn by:
Information given by:
Richard Johnson
4/4/1954
George Johnson
Born: 1929
Died: 1997
Thomas King
23/3/1955
Gemma
3/5/1989
Edith
Age 76
The pedigree representing the family history is shown below
Sarah
9/1/1956
Linda
22/11/1991
Robert Johnson
13/8/1959
Jake
23/6/1984
Emma
17/12/1988
Emily
7/9/1960
Derek Hall
Age 81
Lewis
8/11/1990
Joan
Died: 1996
Aged 65
Heart attack
John Hill
13/1/1956
Janet
31/5/1978
Susan
3/10/1957
Chloe
SB
Jan 1980
29 weeks
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