DO CONSANGUINEOUS PARENTS OF A CHILD AFFECTED BY AN AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISEASE HAVE MORE DNA IDENTICAL-BY-DESCENT THAN SIMILARLY-RELATED PARENTS WITH HEALTHY OFFSPRING? DESIGN OF A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Do consanguineous parents of a child affected by an autosomal recessive disease have more DNA identical-by-descent than similarly-related parents with healthy offspring? Design of a case-control study

Abstract Background The offspring of consanguineous relations have an increased risk of congenital/genetic disorders and early mortality.Consanguineous couples wx gloves and their offspring account for approximately 10% of the global population.The increased risk for congenital/genetic disorders is most marked for autosomal recessive disorders and

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