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First steps in exploring prospective exome sequencing of consanguineous couples.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Teeuw Marieke, Waisfisz Quinten, Zwijnenburg Petra J G, Sistermans Erik A, Weiss Marjan M, Henneman Lidewij, ten Kate Leo P, Cornel Martina C, Meijers-Heijboer Hanne
Abstract excerpt
Consanguinity is one of the most frequent risk factors for congenital disorders. In theory, prospective exome sequencing of consanguineous couples could identify couples who both are carriers of autosomal recessive diseases, and empower such couples to make informed reproductive decisions. To investigate this, we sent blood samples to our laboratory of four pairs of consanguineous parents having one or more...
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