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Hereditary cancer (BRCA1) family

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Line 3, col 1: Unknown property 'cancer_ovarian'. Valid: male, female, unknown, deceased, stillborn, miscarriage, abortion, adopted, foster, twin-identical, twin-fraternal, index, a 4-digit year, conditions:..., age:N, death:YYYY, or key:value
  →   I_2 [female, 1932, 1990, deceased, cancer_ovarian]
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Scenario

A family history genogram for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer, documented at the initial genetic counseling intake before formal pedigree analysis. For standardized clinical pedigree notation (NSGC), use the Pedigree diagram type instead.

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The maternal grandmother (I_2) had ovarian cancer and is deceased. Her daughter (II_1) developed breast cancer. The proband (III_1, index) is a third-generation female with breast cancer — the inheritance pattern spanning three generations justifies BRCA genetic testing.

For clinical pedigree notation, use Pedigree