Consanguineous marriages in the Turkish population
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Genetics
- Vol. 34 (5) , 339-341
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0004.1988.tb02888.x
Abstract
This study of 55, 175 marriages in Turkey, conducted from 1970 to 1987, showed an overall rate of consanguineous marriage of 21.21% (mostly first-cousin liaisons) and an inbreeding coefficient of 0.0064532. However, considerable differences between areas are apparent.Keywords
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