Parental consanguinity and congenital heart malformations in a developing country

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 116 A, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 342-347

  Nabulsi, Mona M ^a   Tamim, Hala ^a   Sabbagh, Maha ^a   Obeid, Mounir Y ^a   Yunis, Khaled A ^a   Bitar, Fadi F ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Consanguinity; Inbreeding; Lebanon; Malformations

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INBREEDING; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY ATRESIA; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; GENETICS; INFANT; REGISTER;

ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEBANON; MALE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0041825408     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10020     Document Type: Article

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