IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GENETIC DISORDER IN FAMILY
This can come in handy for your doctor or medical practitioner when it comes to diagnosing ailments. If you have a history of a particular disorder, the doctor can look to that as a possibility because if it runs in your family you have a higher percentage chance of inheriting it as well. Also, you can prepare yourself for the particular disorder by taking precautionary steps to minimize the damage if you know/think you might develop the disorder eventually. An example is heart disease or diabetes - if you know that it runs in your family then you can take steps at a younger age to eat right, exercise and minimize/eliminate the associated risk factors for developing the disease.
