トクトミ　トモハル   Tomoharu Tokutomi   徳富　智明    所属   川崎医科大学  医学部 臨床医学　小児科学    職種   特任教授
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	f-treeGC: a questionnaire-based family tree-creation software for genetic counseling and genome cohort studies.
掲載誌名	正式名：BMC medical genetics ISSNコード：1471-2350
掲載区分	国外
出版社	BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
巻・号・頁	18(1),pp.71-71
著者・共著者	Tomoharu Tokutomi,Akimune Fukushima,Kayono Yamamoto,Yasushi Bansho,Tsuyoshi Hachiya,Atsushi Shimizu
担当区分	筆頭著者
発行年月	2017/07/14
概要	Background: The Tohoku Medical Megabank project aims to create a next-generation personalized healthcare system by conducting large-scale genome-cohort studies involving three generations of local residents in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. We collected medical and genomic information for developing a biobank to be used for this healthcare system. We designed a questionnaire-based pedigree-creation software program named "f-treeGC," which enables even less experienced medical practitioners to accurately and rapidly collect family health history and create pedigree charts. Results: f-treeGC may be run on Adobe AIR. Pedigree charts are created in the following manner: 1) At systemstartup, the client is prompted to provide required information on the presence or absence of children; f-treeGC is capable of creating a pedigree up to three generations. 2) An interviewer fills out a multiple-choice questionnaire on genealogical information. 3) The information requested includes name, age, gender, general status, infertility status, pregnancy status, fetal status, and physical features or health conditions of individuals over three generations. In addition, information regarding the client and the proband, and birth order information, including multiple gestation, custody, multiple individuals, donor or surrogate, adoption, and consanguinity may be included. 4) f-treeGC shows only marriages between first cousins via the overlay function. 5) f-treeGC automatically creates a pedigree chart, and the chart-creation process is visible for inspection on the screen in real time. 6) The genealogical data may be saved as a file in the original format. The created/modified date and time may be changed as required, and the file may be password-protected and/or saved in read-only format. To enable sorting or searching from the database, the file name automatically contains the terms typed into the entry fields, including physical features or health conditions, by default. 7) Alternatively, family histories are collected using a completed foldable interview paper sheet named " f-sheet", which is identical to the questionnaire in f-treeGC. Conclusions: We developed a questionnaire-based family tree-creation software, named f-treeGC, which is fully compliant with international recommendations for standardized human pedigree nomenclature. The present software simplifies the process of collecting family histories and pedigrees, and has a variety of uses, from genome cohort studies or primary care to genetic counseling.
DOI	10.1186/s12881-017-0433-4
PMID	28705149