The effect of consanguinity on neonatal outcomes and health

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dc.contributor.authorAbbas, Hussein A.
dc.contributor.authorYunis, Khalid A.
dc.contributor.departmentPediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:10:32Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:10:32Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractConsanguineous marriages constitute a significant fraction of marriages worldwide and confer a major public health concern on newborns. In addition to the risk of acquiring a recessive genetic disease, the offspring of consanguineous parents are plausibly at an increased risk of preterm birth, decreased anthropometric measurements, congenital defects and mortality. How consanguinity confers such an increased risk is still largely unknown. In this review, we discuss the effect of consanguinity on selected gestational outcomes by delineating the different studies that have led to such findings. We also investigate the different conclusions that have emerged regarding the effect of consanguinity on gestational outcomes. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000362125
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-84904904737
dc.identifier.pmid25060272
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/32323
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherS. Karger AG
dc.relation.ispartofHuman Heredity
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAnthropometric measurements
dc.subjectCongenital defects
dc.subjectConsanguinity
dc.subjectNeonatal mortality
dc.subjectPreterm birth
dc.subjectAnthropometry
dc.subjectBody size
dc.subjectCongenital abnormalities
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant mortality
dc.subjectInfant, newborn
dc.subjectMarriage
dc.subjectPremature birth
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectCleft lip
dc.subjectCleft lip palate
dc.subjectCongenital deafness
dc.subjectCongenital heart disease
dc.subjectConsanguineous marriage
dc.subjectEpilepsy
dc.subjectGenetic disorder
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectHydrocephalus
dc.subjectIntellectual impairment
dc.subjectNewborn
dc.subjectNewborn mortality
dc.subjectPremature labor
dc.subjectProgeny
dc.subjectSpinal dysraphism
dc.subjectBirth weight
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectGenetics
dc.subjectStatistics and numerical data
dc.titleThe effect of consanguinity on neonatal outcomes and health
dc.typeArticle

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