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Consanguineous Marriages in Pakistan [PDF]
The Pakistan Development Review, 1994 In societies where marriage is nearly universal, and the fertility process is almost entirely through marital union, the factors associated with the occurrence of marriage, and through it the reproduction and rearing of children, need to be continuously assessed.
Mohammad Afzal +2 more
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Histidinaemia in a consanguineous marriage [PDF]
Journal of Medical Genetics, 1974 Support to the autosomal recessive inheritance for histidinaemia is given by the finding of an affected product from a first-cousin marriage. The histidine loading test done on the parents confirms previous reports that female heterozygous metabolize the amino acid at a slower rate than male heterozygous.
I, Rostenberg +4 more
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Dental Anomalies in Consanguineous Marriage: A Clinical-Radiological Study
International Dental Journal, 2022 Objective: This study aimed to evaluate nonsyndromic developmental dental anomalies (DDAs) in individuals born from consanguineous and nonconsanguineous marriages and the possible effects of these marriages on self-reported systemic diseases.
Nuray Bağcı +3 more
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Traditions matrimoniales dans la région de Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer au Maroc
Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris, 2007 The practice of consanguineous marriage has been widespread for hundreds of years, and is still very common, especially among various Middle Eastern, Asian and African populations where 20 to 50% + of marriages are consanguineous.
Hinde Hami +2 more
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Assessment of level of Awareness regarding Thalassemia Major among Parents of Affected Children
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2021 Background: Thalassemia major is amongst the most common genetic disorders in developing countries like Pakistan. This research project aims to assess the level of knowledge among people related to thalassemia and the number of thalassemia cases linked ...
Faizan Fazal +5 more
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The association between consanguineous marriage and offspring with congenital hearing loss
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND: Consanguinity is a commonly recognized practice among marriages in the Middle East and may lead to an increase in the prevalence of inherited disorders. Autosomal recessive deafness is the most common form of inherited congenital hearing loss
Aljohara M. Almazroua +4 more
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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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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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Infant death and consanguineous marriage [PDF]
BMJ, 1994 EDITOR, - Perinatal mortality and infant mortality are important indicators of community health Consanguineous marriage increases the risk of having children with autosomal recessive disorders and may be a cause of perinatal and infant death that cannot be prevented.1,2 We recently compared perinatal and infant mortality in children with a Norwegian ...
K H, Orstavik, R, Lindemann, J, Steen
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Evidence on developmental milestones in children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) under the age of five is scarce. This multisite cross‐sectional study described developmental status and examined factors associated with milestone attainment in 143 children aged 0–66 months from a pediatric AMC Registry.
Ahlam Zidan +13 more
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