Consanguinity and recurrence risk of birth defects: A population-based study

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 423-428

  Stoltenberg, Camilla ^a   Magnus, Per ^a   Skrondal, Anders ^a   Lie, Rolv Terje ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Consanguinity; Epidemiology; Genetics; Population; Recurrence; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONSANGUINITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ABNORMALITIES; AGE FACTORS; CONSANGUINITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033582555     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990219)82:5<423::AID-AJMG12>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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