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Effects of consanguinity in a cohort of subjects with certain genetic disorders in Qatar

BACKGROUND: Consanguineous marriages are common in the Middle East including the Gulf countries. The rate of consanguinity in Qatar is approximately 54%, which are mainly first cousins’ marriages. Previous studies showed that consanguinity increases the prevalence of birth defects and other genetic...

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Autores principales: Ben‐Omran, Tawfeg, Al Ghanim, Kaltham, Yavarna, Tarunashree, El Akoum, Maha, Samara, Muthanna, Chandra, Prem, Al‐Dewik, Nader
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6978246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31793205
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1051