Consanguineous marriages. Trends, impact on health and counseling

Hanan Hamamy

From Research to Practice: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2012

October 25, 2012 - Geneva

Hamamy H. Consanguineous marriages. Trends, impact on health and counseling - Hanan Hamamy. Paper presented at: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research; 2012 Oct 25; Geneva. Available from: https://www.gfmer.ch/SRH-Course-2012/community-genetics/Consanguineous-marriages-Hamamy-2012.htm

Relevant online documents

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Tadmouri GO, Nair P, Obeid T, Al Ali MT, Al Khaja N, Hamamy HA. Consanguinity and reproductive health among Arabs. Reprod Health. 2009;617. Available from: http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/6/1/17
Al-Gazali L, Hamamy H, Al-Arrayad S. Genetic disorders in the Arab world. BMJ. 2006 Oct 21;333(7573):831-4. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1618440/
Hamamy H, Alwan A. Hereditary disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Bull. World Health Organ. 1994;72(1):145-54. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2486500/
Shami SA, Schmitt LH, Bittles AH. Consanguinity related prenatal and postnatal mortality of the populations of seven Pakistani Punjab cities. J. Med. Genet. 1989 Apr;26(4):267-71. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1017301/
Devi AR, Rao NA, Bittles AH. Inbreeding and the incidence of childhood genetic disorders in Karnataka, South India. J. Med. Genet. 1987 Jun;24(6):362-5. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1050102