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A Case of Consanguinity

Global Pediatric Health, 2022
A newborn of unknown gestational age and unknown chronological age was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit after presenting to the emergency department for evaluation and concern for neglect.
Carla Brown MD, Paige Jones-Brooks BS, Gwenevere White MD, Zackary Shearer MD, Megan Baber DO   +4 more
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Consanguinity and reproductive health among Arabs [PDF]

Reproductive Health, 2009
Consanguineous marriages have been practiced since the early existence of modern humans. Until now consanguinity is widely practiced in several global communities with variable rates depending on religion, culture, and geography.
Al Ali Mahmoud T, Obeid Tasneem, Nair Pratibha, Tadmouri Ghazi O, Al Khaja Najib, Hamamy Hanan A   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Reduced ovarian reserve among female offspring of consanguineous marriages in the Middle East—a mini review [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
BackgroundConsanguineous marriages remain prevalent in many regions of the world, particularly within the Middle East, where reported prevalence exceeds 50% in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
Rasha Bayoumi, Joy Riad, Sannidhi Pillai, Barbara Lawrenz, Human Fatemi   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The impact of consanguinity on the frequency of inborn errors of metabolism

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2018
Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders present in all ethnic groups. We investigated the frequency of consanguinity among parents of newborns with IEM diagnosed by neonatal screening.Data were obtained from ...
Allan M Lund
exaly   +3 more sources

Consanguinity [PDF]

, 2019
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Genetic profile of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in the Saudi population: A retrospective study highlighting the role of consanguinity. [PDF]

Neurosciences (Riyadh)
Alhazmi AS, Alhareeri AA, Alhawas AS, Jameel EW, Aleisa FS, Alqahtani MM, Almughni MJ, Almuqbil MA.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Down syndrome and consanguinity

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2013
Background: Among the genetics disorders, Down syndrome (DS) is the major cause of mental retardation, congenital heart and intestinal disease. So far, no certain therapeutic method has been suggested for the treatment of this syndrome.
Amir Akhavan Rezayat, Mohammad Hassanzadeh Nazarabadi, Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh Andalibi, Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili, Maryam Shokri, Salmeh Mirzaie, Lida Jarahi   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Consanguinity and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a case-control study

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2022
Background Consanguineous marriage is widely practised across the world. Its effect on acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is controversial as both parents share some of the genes which might increase the incidence of sharing recessive genes.
Ameer Kakaje, Mohammad Marwan Alhalabi, Ayham Ghareeb, Bahjat Karam, Bassam Mansour, Bayan Zahra, Othman Hamdan   +6 more
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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.
core   +3 more sources

Prevalence and Distribution of Dental Anomalies among Arab Orthodontic Patients in Israel: Is There a Correlation to Consanguinity Marriage?

Applied Sciences, 2022
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental anomalies and whethera significant association exists between dental anomalies and consanguinity marriage among Arabic orthodontic patients in Israel.
Rana Kadry, Rojee Atalla, Tatiana Sella Tunis, Tamar Finkelstein, Shirley Schonberger, Johnny Kharouba, Yehoshua Shapira   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source