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Genetic testing and genomic analysis: A debate on ethical, social and legal issues in the Arab world with a focus on Qatar [PDF]

, 2015
In 2013 both Saudi Arabia and Qatar launched genome projects with the aim of providing information for better diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases and, ultimately to realize personalized medicine by sequencing hundred thousands samples.
Badii, Ramin, Chouchane, Lotfi, Gallouzi, Imed Eddine, Gasparini, Paolo, Shanti, Hatem   +4 more
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Youth activism in Poland: Perceptions, participation and diverging perspectives from young people and activists

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent years have seen a growing scholarly interest in youth activism (YA), a phenomenon often viewed as a positive development in response to declining civic and political engagement among young people. However, most of the research focuses on the activists themselves and gives less attention to how YA is perceived by the broader youth ...
Martyna Elerian, Miri Yemini, Katarzyna Jasikowska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence, Structure, and Perception of the Local Population Regarding Consanguineous Marriages in the Rural Areas of Southern India: A Community based Mixed Methods Study

Indian Journal of Public Health
Background: Southern India has one of the highest prevalence of consanguineous marriages in Asia. Limited research has been conducted to understand the reasons behind this in the rural areas of South India, despite the potential risks associated with ...
Dakshita Narayanam, Mishu Mangla, Gomathi Ramaswamy, Remya Mary John   +3 more
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Asymptotic properties of cross‐classified sampling designs

Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigate the family of cross‐classified sampling designs across an arbitrary number of dimensions. We introduce a variance decomposition that enables the derivation of general asymptotic properties for these designs and the development of straightforward and asymptotically unbiased variance estimators.
Jean Rubin, Guillaume Chauvet
wiley   +1 more source

Bernard Soulier syndrome: A case report from Pakistan

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Bernard Soulier Syndrome should be suspected in patients with bleeding disorder symptoms and significant family history, where consanguineous marriages are common.
Iqra Effendi, Ahsan Nadeem, Sara Sarfraz, Mubasshar Shahid, Minaam Farooq, Ayush Anand   +5 more
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Resilience Practices and Post‐Traumatic Growth Among Sudanese IDPs

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper we examine the resilience of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan who have endured various forms of suffering resulting from being targeted or trapped by militants involved in large‐scale violence. Upon escaping the conflict zones, the civilians exhibit strength, adaptability, and wisdom in the face of various threats to ...
Karina Korostelina, Daniel Rothbart, Beltina Gjeloshi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the frequency of dentoalveolar deformities in consanguineous ‎marriages and non-consanguineous marriages in Kerman, Iran

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2015
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Consanguineous marriage is one of the causes of congenital deformities and genetic diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of consanguineous marriage in dentoalveolar deformities in 16-18 years old adolescents with ...
Javad Faryabi, Razieh Hoseinifar
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Genetic impact of non-consanguineous marriages in Saudi Arabia.

Journal of Biochemical and Clinical Genetics, 2022
Background: Physicians and geneticists face challenges in making accurate diagnoses during clinical evaluations; affecting patients and clinicians. The aim of this study was to estimate the hit rate of the non-consanguineous population.
Mohammed Alyahya, Taghrid Aloraini, Youseef Al-Harbi, Lamia Alsubaie, Abdulrahman Alswaid, Wafaa Eyaid, Fuad Al Mutairi, Faroug Ababneh, Majid Alfadhel, Ahmed Alfares   +9 more
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Recessive disorders and consanguineous marriage [PDF]

BMJ, 2005
EDITOR—Dyer in his news item misquotes Alison Shaw.1 The doubling of risk from 2% to 4% with marriage of cousins is for all congenital or genetic disorders, not recessive disorders, which are much less common in …
openaire   +2 more sources

Epidemics of poliomyelitis in the Maltese island of Gozo : genetic susceptibility [PDF]

, 2014
There were fewer epidemics of polio in Gozo than in the much bigger island of Malta, but over many years the proportion of cases was similar. Within Gozo, the attack rate was greater in some villages and this was caused by some extended, related families
Wyatt, H.V.
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