Consanguineous marriages have been practiced since the early existence of modern
humans. Until now consanguinity is widely practiced in several global communities with …

North Africa is defined as the geographical region separated from the rest of the continent by
the Sahara and from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea. The main demographic features of …

Consanguineous marriage is traditionally common throughout Arab countries. This leads to
an increased birth prevalence of infants with recessive disorders, congenital malformations …

Consanguinity refers to marriages between individuals who share at least one common
ancestor. In clinical genetics, a consanguineous marriage is defined as a union between two …

Incidence rates of congenital disorders among the 350 million inhabitants of Arab countries
could be influenced via the people's demographic and cultural characteristics. Arabs usually …

Abstract Background Tunisia is a North African country of 10 million inhabitants. The native
background population is Berber. However, throughout its history, Tunisia has been the site …

Results Clinical data of 221 CNS patients (46% female, severe phenotype n= 209) were
collected. At the time of analysis, 59 CNS patients were deceased. Mean serum total …

The study of inbred populations has contributed remarkably to the description of new
autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs). Here, we examine the pattern of …

Tunisia is one of the North African countries, geographically situated in a central position at
the crossroad between Africa and Europe. The demographic features of the Tunisian …

In western countries, consanguineous marriage often arouses curiosity and prejudice in
approximately equally measure, despite the fact that until the mid-nineteenth century cousin …