I completely refused at first when people first told me about it. I am only 20, I am single and trying to raise a two year old daughter, I have Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis, along with many other illnesses that I have been trying to live with all my life.
family history(noun) part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases. family history(Noun) an extension to genealogy in which the life and times of the people concerned are investigated. family history(Noun) Information concerning the disorders suffered by the direct relatives of a patient; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.
HoFH is a rare but exceedingly aggressive form of FH. If both parents have FH, there is a 25% chance that their child or children will have HoFH (along with a 50% chance that their children will have HeFH). However, if a child is diagnosed with HoFH, that means both parents have some form of FH.