Edgar is 56 years old. His father died of a stroke at age 76.His mother had hypertension and died of a myocardial infarction atage 64. Edgar has three siblings; two have hypertension and aresmokers. One had a stroke at age 54. Edgar’s uncle Pete died of astroke at age 64. Edgar does not smoke and has normal bloodpressure. He wants to know what his genetic risk is for having astroke because he has seen a TV special on genetics and isconsidering having genetic testing.

  1. What could you tell Edgar about the genetics of stroke?
  2. Would Edgar benefit from genetic counseling?
  3. Should Edgar’s children (ages 36 and 30) have genetictesting?
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