Consanguineous marriage and its clinical consequences in migrants to Australia

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 142-146

  Nelson, J ^a,c   Smith, M ^a   Bittles, A H ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Autosomal recessive disorders; Consanguineous; Eastern Mediterranean; Migrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; COMMUNITY; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

EID: 0030807459     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02534.x     Document Type: Article

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