Article
Inbreeding effect on morbidity: IV. Further data in Brazilian populations.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Feb 1992
Kaku M, Freire-Maia N
Abstract excerpt
The analysis of the data on 5677 children of 1063 couples from a fourth sample of consanguineous and nonconsanguineous marriages among whites and nonwhites living in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil led to the following estimates: B (number of abnormal equivalents per gamete) around 0.5; A (morb...
Topics
- Brazil
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Consanguinity
- Humans
- Morbidity
- Mutation
- Risk