Whilst on the subject of hereditary disease but going off at a slight tangent, could I ask members whether they would want to find out during the course of their family research that they are at possible risk of inheriting illnesses? I found out last year that I inherited the BRCA2 gene alteration from my father which put me at very high risk of getting certain cancers (85% breast & 40% ovarian). Should I warn relatives that I discover during the course of my research? Would you want to know? Forewarned is forearmed but ignorance is also bliss! Rgds Clare

Where you can do something about the high risk I think you should tell many family members, but maybe only Aunts or Mother and let them decide what to do. If you want to be more reserved you can tell some family that you have the gene and let them "hear" it or not. Things like Huntingtons are a whole other mess, if you have it you have it and it will kill you - and you can do nothing, that would take a lot of thought. Eliz On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:19 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Whilst on the subject of hereditary disease but going off at a slight > tangent, could I ask members whether they would want to find out during the > course of their family research that they are at possible risk of inheriting > illnesses?  I found out last year that I inherited the BRCA2 gene  alteration > from my father which put me at very high risk of getting certain  cancers > (85% breast & 40% ovarian).  Should I warn relatives that I  discover during > the course of my research?  Would you want to know?   Forewarned is > forearmed but ignorance is also bliss! > > Rgds > > Clare > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE  for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

As a resercher, i got told by a elderly relative i found to beware, there are bad hearts int he family. and to warn family members, i think they should be made aware if they want to know. Ive also had ph calls from family members asking if Depression is in the line.  So i think some want to know. If there interested in their ancestory im sure their interested in the genes you can be dealt. So i think its a Good thing. better to be aware and  prepared, than not. marg --- On Wed, 27/4/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Hereditory illness To: [email protected] Received: Wednesday, 27 April, 2011, 11:19 PM Whilst on the subject of hereditary disease but going off at a slight  tangent, could I ask members whether they would want to find out during the  course of their family research that they are at possible risk of inheriting  illnesses?  I found out last year that I inherited the BRCA2 gene  alteration from my father which put me at very high risk of getting certain  cancers (85% breast & 40% ovarian).  Should I warn relatives that I  discover during the course of my research?  Would you want to know?   Forewarned is forearmed but ignorance is also bliss! Rgds Clare ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE  for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message