The consequences of consanguinity on the rates of malformations and major medical conditions at birth and in early childhood in inbred populations

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2023-2028

  Zlotogora, Joël ^a   Shalev, Stavit A ^b,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Deafness; Down syndrome; Esophageal atresia; Inbred populations; Malformations

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; DOWN SYNDROME; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; GENE MUTATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 77955285943     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33537     Document Type: Article

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