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Consanguinity and chromosomal abnormality
BACKGROUND: Consanguinity is defined as the marriage between close relatives. The deleterious effects associated with consanguinity may be caused by the expression of rare recessive genes inherited from common ancestors. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The present study was undertaken to analyze the effect of consanguinity on chromosomal abnormality (CA). METHODS AND MATERIALS: During last 6 years period,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Discrete Mathematics
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0012-365X
DOI: 10.1016/0012-365x(80)90260-5