Bayesian analysis of pedigrees 4

Risk assessment is an essential component of genetic counseling and testing, and Bayesian analysis plays a central role in genetic risk assessment. Bayesian analysis allows calculation of the probability of a particular hypothesis, either disease or carrier status, based on family information and/or genetic test results. Genetic risk should be assessed as accurately as possible for family decision making. Additional information, from the pedigree and/or from genetic testing, can often dramatically improve the accuracy of genetic risk assessment. I will illustrate herein the application of Bayes’ theorem and describe important basic principles in genetic risk assessment. #RiskAssessment #genetics #BayesianAnalysis #PedigreeAnalysis #pedigreeAnalysisPractice #pedigreeAnalysisGenetics #pedigreeAnalysisProbability #pedigreeAnalysisAnswers #pedigree #pedigreeCharts #HowToSolvePedigreeProblems #solvePedigreeProblems #solvingPedigreeProblems #pedigreeProblemsAndSolutions #howToAnalyzePedigree #analyzingPedigree #statistics #stats #apStats #apStatistics #bayesTheorem #bayes #bayesian #posterior #belief #bayesFactor