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Consanguinity and common adult diseases in Israeli Arab communities.
American journal of medical genetics - 27 Jun 1997
Jaber L, Shohat T, Rotter J I, Shohat M
Abstract excerpt
Consanguinity has a deleterious effect with regard to congenital malformation and rare autosomal recessive diseases; however, little information exists on its role in multifactorial common adult morbidity. We investigated the effects of consanguinity on the prevalence of common diseases in adulthood, including diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, bronchial asthma, and duodenal ulcer. As part of a larger...
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