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consanguineous

[¦kän·saŋ¦gwin·ē·əs]

(genetics)

Pertaining to two or more individuals that have a common recent ancestor.

(geology)

Of a natural group of sediments or sedimentary rocks, having common or related origin.

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This Egyptian study is not conclusive evidence of a genetic link and an increased risk caused by consanguineous marriage.

Think of your genes, shun cousin marriages

Azad Jammu and Kashmir locating at north of Pakistan also has highest proportion of consanguineous marriages, it remained unexplored for analysis of genetic disorders including RP.

A Homozygous c.2536G>A Mutation in CRB1 Gene Manifesting Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa in a Large Consanguineous Kashmiri Family

None of the subjects had a family history of consanguineous marriage.

Etiological evaluation of primary congenital hypothyroidism cases

IFT27, encoding a small GTPase component of IFT particles, is mutated in a consanguineous family with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

Bardet-Biedl syndrome

A total of 139 of these families were consanguineous.

Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: 104 mutations found

After univariate analysis, highly significant association of pregnancy outcome was observed within education, nature of work, socioeconomic status, age at marriage, consanguineous marriage; significant association was observed with maternal age, residence; and no significant association was observed with type of family and transport facilities.

Sociodemographic determinants of pregnancy outcome: a hospital based study

A mitochondrial DNA A8701G mutation associated with maternally inherited hypertension and dilated cardiomyopathy in a Chinese pedigree of a consanguineous marriage.

Pathogenicity of the Homoplasmic m.8701A>G Variant Requires Confirmation

Similar to these reports, our proband was born to consanguineous parents both being carriers of a Robertsonian translocation though no adverse pregnancy outcome was reported in the parents (Figure 1).

Homozygosity for a Robertsonian translocation (13q;14q) in a phenotypically normal 44, XX female with a history of recurrent abortion and a normal pregnancy outcome

com Consanguineous marriages or parents who are related as cousins or second cousins is the prime cause of this disorder," Yahya Al Barashdi, a member of the Oman Association for the Hearing Impaired, told the Times of Oman.

Oman health: Marriages among close relatives major cause for hearing loss

Preference for consanguineous marriages is significantly high in South Asian populations and Pakistan is no exception.

EFFECTS OF COUSIN MARRIAGES ON ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN IN PAKISTAN: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM THE PAKISTAN DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY 2012-13

Sometimes such anomalies can occur due to consanguineous marriages (marriages within families).

Alarm over hereditary diseases

Investigation of parental consanguinity revealed a 66% rate of consanguineous marriage, with 29.

Clinical characteristics and low vision rehabilitation methods for partially sighted school-age children