Consanguineous matings in the Egyptian population.
Open Access
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 20 (1) , 58-60
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.20.1.58
Abstract
A total of 26 554 Egyptians was ascertained to study the incidence of consanguineous marriages. They were of different ages, different socioeconomic standards, and from different areas. There were 7646 from urban areas, 11 280 from suburban areas, and 7628 from rural areas. The incidence of consanguineous matings in the general population was found to be 28.96% with an average inbreeding coefficient of 0.010, which could be considered high. The highest incidence was that in the rural areas. First cousin marriages occurred more often than the other types of consanguinity.Keywords
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