The population of India is composed of many thousands of subpopulations, divided by
geography, language, religion and caste or biraderi (patrilineage) boundaries, with …

As previously described, the subject of consanguineous marriage became a source of major
scientific and public interest in the UK and the USA from the mid-19th century onwards …

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

The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of
consanguineous unions in the State of Qatar and to assess the association between …

The aim of the study was to determine whether consanguineous marriages result in
reproductive wastage and an increased incidence of illness in the offspring in a community …

A matched case control study has been conducted in the children's hospitals in Alexandria,
Egypt, during 2 years-period, aiming at investigating the risk factors for the occurrence of …

From March 2007 to March 2008 a cross-sectional study was conducted in Qatar to estimate
the prevalence of consanguinity among Qataris and to assess their knowledge of the risks …

Objectives: To study (i) the prevalence and type of consanguinity and (ii) its effect on foetal
loss, neonatal mortality, obstetric complications and congenital anomalies. Study design …

Objectives: Consanguinity is a wide spread practice in Jordan. The objective of this study is
to explore the health effects of consanguinity, in particular fertility, reproductive wastage …

Objective To describe the history of 157 carriers of pericentric inversions on chromosome 9
[inv9] with karyotype analyses and evaluate the significance of these findings. Methods We …