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Consanguinity and associated perinatal outcomes, including stillbirth

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2016
Supuni Kapurubandara, Sarah J Melov
exaly   +2 more sources

Nationwide survey on awareness of consanguinity and genetic diseases in Saudi Arabia: challenges and potential solutions to reduce the national healthcare burden

Human Genomics
Consanguineous marriage is a major contributing factor for many genetic diseases and a burden to the healthcare system and national economy due to costly long-term care.
N. Yousef, Ashraf A ElHarouni, N. A. Shaik, B. Banaganapalli, Asayil Faisal Al Ghamdi, Amani H. Galal, T. Alahmadi, Taghreed Shuaib, D. Aljeaid, D. S. Alshaer, Mahmoud Almutadares, R. Elango   +11 more
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Consanguinity in Ireland

Human Heredity, 1970
Ecclesiastical dispensations from the impediment of consanguinity were studied in relation to 190,557 marriages between two Catholics in all Ireland for the ten-year period 1959–1968.
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Consanguinity sans reproche

Human Genetics, 1991
In a family with two cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and consanguineous parents, DNA analysis showed that the CF in the children was not caused by homozygosity by descent, since two different mutations were involved. A formula is given for calculating the probability that parental consanguinity, if it exists, is causally related to the existence of an ...
Ten Kate, Leo P., Scheffer, Hans, Cornel, Martina C., van Lookeren Campagne, Joan G.   +3 more
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The Influence of Consanguinity on Familial Clefting Among Palestinians

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2019
Introduction: Orofacial clefts (OFC) are the most common congenital craniofacial anomaly. The relationship between intermarriage (consanguinity) and positive family history for OFC is not well described. Consanguinity rates in developed countries are
Omar B. Saeed, Meredith G. Moore, Hassan J. Zawahrah, Moath Tayem, Tazheh A Kavoosi, J. A. Aalst   +5 more
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Prenatal and preconception genetic counseling for consanguinity: Consanguineous couples' expectations, experiences, and perspectives

Journal of Genetic Counseling, 2019
Consanguinity, the union between two individuals who are related as second cousins or closer, is a long‐standing and respected tradition in many communities.
E. Thain, C. Shuman, Kristen Miller, Karen Sappleton, Diane Myles-Reid, D. Chitayat, Clare A. Gibbons   +6 more
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Marriage patterns in Sri Lanka and the prevalence of parental consanguinity in patients with β-thalassaemia: a cross-sectional descriptive analysis

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2019
Consanguineous marriages potentially play an important role in the transmission of β-thalassaemia in many communities. This study aimed to determine the rate and socio-demographic associations of consanguineous marriages and to assess the influence on ...
A. Premawardhena, S. T. De Silva, M. D. Dilith C. Goonatilleke, D. Ediriweera, S. Mettananda, B. Rodrigo, Angela Allen, D. Weatherall   +7 more
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CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES IN AFGHANISTAN

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2011
SummaryThe present cross-sectional study was done in order to illustrate the prevalence and types of consanguineous marriages among Afghanistan populations. Data on types of marriages were collected using a simple questionnaire. The total number of couples in the study was 7140 from the following provinces: Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Kabul ...
Khyber, Saify, Mostafa, Saadat
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Congenital Malformations and Consanguinity

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1986
Summary: In this study in Bahrain increased maternal age, high parity, consanguinity and a history of 2 or more previous abortions were found to increase the risk of congenital malformation.
A, el-Shafei, P S, Rao, A K, Sandhu
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Consanguinity as a Risk Factor for Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Fouad Alshaban, Mohammad Aldosari, Iman Ghazal, Hawraa Al-Shammari, Saba F. Elhag, I. Thompson, Jennifer Bruder, Hibah Shaath, Fatema Al-Faraj, Mohamed Tolefat, A. Nasir, E. Fombonne   +11 more
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