Forty-seven pathogenic variants causing autosomal recessive disorders are shared by Israeli and Saudi Arabian Arabs.

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Several autosomal recessive disorders that are found among Arabs in Israel were also reported in Saudi Arabia. In a sytematic review of all the variants responsible for autosomal recessive disorders among Muslim Arabs Israel and in Saudi Arabia, 47 shared variants were found, many being known founder variants in both populations. Among the 21 shared variants that were reported among Bedouins 14 were founder...

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