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Responding to the increased genetic risk associated with customary consanguineous marriage among minority ethnic populations: lessons from local innovations in England. [PDF]
, 2016 Populations practising customary consanguineous marriage have a higher incidence of autosomal recessive genetic disorders than those in which reproductive partners are usually unrelated.
Ali, P. +6 more
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Thomas Linacre: Royal Physician [PDF]
, 1960 The Linacre Quarterly gains new readers with each issue\u27s publication. Th journal\u27s name is often the topic of questions and periodically we include a vignette of the English physician and priest for whom the early memebers of our ...
Catholic Physicians\u27 Guilds
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Maltese with genetic susceptibility to poliomyelitis : sibs with paralysis at different times [PDF]
, 2015 The author of this article found the records of 1,072 Maltese cases of poliomyelitis in the islands of Malta from 1909 to 1964. These cases and baptism matched controls were traced to their great grand-parents and all marriages were checked for ...
Wyatt, H.V.
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Evolutionary Psychology, 2010 We propose that consanguineous marriages arise adaptively in response to high parasite prevalence and function to maintain coadapted gene complexes and associated local adaptation that defend against local pathogens.
Ashley D. Hoben +4 more
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Health Awareness and Consequences of Consanguineous Marriages
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2015 Objectives: This community-based study was done to assess the awareness of people regarding the ill effects of consanguinity and to observe its association with various sociodemographic variables and complications among children.
Nitin Joseph +5 more
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Chinese Medical Journal, 2016 Background: Cardiovascular diseases, including dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and hypertension, are the leading cause of death worldwide. The role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the pathogenesis of these diseases has not been completely clarified. In this
Ye Zhu, Xiang Gu, Chao Xu
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Two New Cases of Uner Tan Syndrome: One Man\ud with Transition from Quadrupedalism to Bipedalism;\ud One Man with Consistent Quadrupedalism [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Uner Tan syndrome, first described in\ud 2005, consists of three main symptoms: habitual\ud locomotion on all four extremities, impaired\ud intelligence, and dysarthric or no speech.
Tan, Prof. Dr. Uner
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A novel KIF11 mutation in a Turkish patient with microcephaly, lymphedema, and chorioretinal dysplasia from a consanguineous family. [PDF]
, 2012 Microcephaly–lymphedema–chorioretinal dysplasia (MLCRD) syndrome is a rare syndrome that was first described in 1992. Characteristic craniofacial features include severe microcephaly, upslanting palpebral fissures, prominent ears, a broad nose, and a ...
Atlihan, F +6 more
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The Pattern of Female Nuptiality in Oman
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2013 The purpose of this study was to examine Omani patterns of female nuptiality, including the timing of marriage and determinants of age at a woman’s first marriage. Methods: The study utilised data from the 2000 Oman National Health Survey.
M. Mazharul Islam +2 more
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Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2014 Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) is a genetically heterogeneous metabolic disorder that is transmitted in an autosomal recessive manner. According to clinical data, MSUD prevalence in Lebanon is expected to be higher than the International prevalence ...
Omar Tabbouche +2 more
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