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Parental consanguinity increases congenital heart diseases in South India
1 Jan 2006
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BACKGROUND: Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are the commonest single group of congenital abnormalities with a prevalence ranging from 1.0 to 50.89 per 1000 live births in the world population including India, whereas Mysore has a prevalence of 11.08 per 1000 live births. One of the risk factors for the occurrence of CHDs is parental consanguinity, in particular first-cousin marriage between parents. AIM: The...
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