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Population stratification and genetic association studies in South Asia [PDF]
, 2005 Population stratification and its influence on genetic association studies is a controversial topic. Although it has been suggested that stratification is unlikely to bias the results of association studies conducted in developed countries, convincing ...
Bittles, A.H.
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Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2021 Introduction An important accompaniment of Non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss is family history and consanguinity. One of the widely studied single nucleotide polymorphism is the gap junction protein beta-2 (GJB2) gene which encodes the protein ...
Gangadhara KS, Geetha Bhaktha, Manjula B
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Parental consanguinity increases the risk of congenital malformations
Rehman Journal of Health Sciences, 2021 Introduction: Congenital malformation is a physical or structural abnormality present either prenatally or after birth. These anomalies are either primary or secondary malformation.
Maheen Gul +4 more
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Arabian Humanities, 2019 Consanguineous marriage is a common type of marriage in the Middle East. Arab countries have the highest consanguineous marriage rates in the world. The differences in the prevalence of consanguineous marriage is related to differences in each geographic
Yagoub Y. Al‑Kandari +1 more
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The Economics of Consanguinity [PDF]
, 2006 The institution of consanguineous marriage - a marriage contracted between close biological relatives - has been a basic building block of many societies in different parts of the world.
Do, Quy-Toan +2 more
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مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019 Background: The distinction of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) causes is important for the prevention and treatment. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between consanguineous marriage and hearing loss resulting cochlear implant ...
Seyed Hamidreza Abtahi +3 more
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Consanguinity and isolated atrial septal defect in North East of Iran
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2014 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The rate of consanguineous marriage is high in Middle Eastern countries such as Iran. The relationship between consanguineous marriage and congenital heart disease is discussed in some studies, but there is not much data for ...
Hasan Mottaghi Moghaddam Shahri +3 more
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Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2022 Background Union between second cousins and closer relatives is called consanguineous marriage. Consanguineous marriage is associated with increased risk of autosomal recessive diseases and several multifactorial traits.
Mostafa Saadat
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Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa: COL7A1 Mutation Landscape in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of 152 Extended Families with High Degree of Customary Consanguineous Marriages [PDF]
, 2017 Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is a heritable skin disease manifesting with sub-lamina densa blistering, erosions, and chronic ulcers. COL7A1, encoding type VII collagen, has been identified as the candidate gene for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. In
Abiri, Maryam +11 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Consanguineous Marriage [PDF]
Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2014 Background and objectives: Consanguineous marriage is a global health problem with several health-related and social adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was identifying the prevalence and epidemiologic features of consanguineous marriage. Material
Fariba Heidari, Saeid Dastgiri
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