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The effect of consanguinity on the reproductive wastage in the Turkish population |
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| Authors: | N. Basaran H. Hassa A. Basaran S. Artan J. D. Stevenson B. S. Sayli |
| Affiliation: | Section of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty, Anadolu University, Eski?ehir, Turkey. |
| Abstract: | Analysis of data from 56,664 marriages in Turkey studied from 1970 to 1988 showed an overall rate of consanguineous marriages, of 21.25%, and increases in the rates of abortions, stillbirths, prenatal losses and neonatal deaths. |
| Keywords: | consanguinity reproductive wastage Turkish population |