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Parental consanguinity and congenital heart malformations in a developing country
31 Oct 2002
Abstract excerpt
The association between isolated congenital heart defects and consanguinity was examined in 759 Lebanese patients with different types of congenital heart malformations. The subjects were patients of the Children's Cardiac Registry Center (CCRC) at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. The proportion of first-cousin marriages among cardiac subjects was compared to that of the National Collaborative...
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