Parental consanguinity is associated with a seven-fold increased risk of progressive encephalopathy: A cohort study from Oslo, Norway

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-145

  Stromme P ^a,d   Suren, P ^b   Kanavin, O J ^a   Rootwelt, T ^c   Woldseth, B ^c   Abdelnoor, M ^a   Magnus, P ^b,d  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Incidence rate; Incidence rate ratio; Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MBRN); Population attributable risk (PAR); Progressive encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 75349111676     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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