Consanguinity and birth defects in the jerusalem perinatal study cohort

Human Heredity

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 180-189

  Harlap, S ^a,b,d   Kleinhaus, K ^b   Perrin, M C ^a   Calderon Margalit, R ^c   Paltiel, O ^c   Deutsch, L ^c   Manor, O ^c   Tiram, E ^c   Yanetz, R ^c   Friedlander, Y ^c  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; First cousins; Jews; Major birth defects; Muslims; Social class; Uncle niece

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS;

COHORT STUDIES; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CONSANGUINITY; ISRAEL; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 46249096912     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000133837     Document Type: Article

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