BACKGROUND Research on the attitudes of Saudi adults towards consanguinity is scarce. The study aimed to explore the attitudes towards consanguinity and its associations with socio-demographic characteristics in a sample of Saudi adults. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 386 outpatient waiting-area attendees at King Abdul-Aziz Me...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There is a high rate of consanguinity in Saudi Arabia; however, information on its relationship with genetic disorders is limited. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to explore the role of consanguinity in genetic disorders. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study sample was determined by a multistage probability random sampling procedure. Consanguinity status wa...

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,...

BACKGROUND Saudi population is unique in that there is a strong preference for cousin marriages in the general population. We studied the prevalence of consanguinity in educated Saudi females and compared the results with the results obtained in their parents, to access if a generation difference in which extensive educational activities have prevailed to inform the people of the influence of c...

Studies made in a group of patients with mental retardation showed that there was a high degree of parental consanguinity of the order of 30.3%. Index cases with parental consanguinity showed a relatively higher prevalence where more than one sib was affected. Cases with metabolic defects were also more common among cases with parental consanguinity. There is a need for studies in the general p...

OBJECTIVE To study the association of consanguinity as a risk factor for congenital heart diseases (CHDs). METHODS Patients with suggestive signs of CHD admitted to the Al-Ramadi Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq from January 2009 to January 2010 were subject to diagnostic investigations. Case data includes: name, age, gender, and cause of admission. Parents data inc...