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Consanguinity and recurrence risk of birth defects: a population-based study
19 Feb 1999
Abstract excerpt
Recurrence risks give insight into the causes of birth defects and are useful in genetic counseling. There are few population-based studies of recurrence of birth defects for subsequent sibs with consanguineous parents. The aim of this study was to estimate and compare the recurrence risk of birth defects for offspring of first cousins and nonconsanguineous parents. The study population consisted of all single...
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