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Endogamy, consanguinity and community disease profiles.

Community genetics - 1 Jan 2005

Bittles A H

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Considerable attention is paid to the role of consanguineous marriage as a causative factor in the prevalence of genetic disorders. At the same time, the potential influence of community endogamy on overall levels of homozygosity and disease profiles remains largely under-investigated. With the o...

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PMID: 15767749
DOI: 10.1159/000083332

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