Root Camp – We Find People at Risk for Rare Disease

Genetic Genealogy for Health

Find people at risk for rare, heritable diseases

Root Camp uses genetic genealogical investigations to identify individuals and families at risk for hereditary conditions—giving them the opportunity to get the screening and care they need.

How it works

What we do

Combining genetic data with family history and genealogical research, we find at-risk relatives who might otherwise pass on their condition.

Genetic genealogy

We use DNA and family trees to trace hereditary disease risk across branches of a family, reaching relatives who don’t yet know they may be at risk.

Rare & inheritable conditions

Our focus is on rare, inheritable diseases where early identification can change outcomes—through screening, prevention, or treatment.

Privacy-first

We work with researchers and clinicians under strict ethical and privacy standards so that at-risk individuals are contacted with care and consent.

How it works

From a known case or research cohort to identifying and reaching at-risk relatives.

Investigation

We start with families previously determined to have a known hereditary condition.

Identification

Using genealogy and genetic data, we build family trees to identify distant relatives who may carriers of the same variant.

Outreach

We make ethical outreach to at-risk individuals and refer them to genetic counseling resources.

Partner with Root Camp

Researchers, clinicians, and institutions: we can help you find and inform at-risk families for rare, inheritable diseases.

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