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Keywords: Pedigree, Propositus, Consultand, Ascertained, Proposita

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The individual in a family in whom an inherited trait is first identified.

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The first person to be studied, from whom genetic descent may be traced.

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The first member of a family to come to the notice of a researcher, and through whom investigation of a pedigree began. Normally the individual is selected because of the presence of a disorder whose inheritance is to be studied.

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Individual in a family who brought the family to medical attention.

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