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Title: Consanguinity among the Kuwaiti population.
Author: Al-Awadi-SA; Moussa-MA; Naguib-KK; Farag-TI; Teebi-AS; el-Khalifa-M; el-Dossary-L
Abstract:
A total of 5,007 Kuwaitis were ascertained to study the incidence of consanguineous marriages during 1983. The rate of consanguineous mating was found to be 54.3% with estimated population incidence rates 52.9 to 55.7%. First cousin marriages were the mos
Journal: Clin-Genet. 1985 May; 27(5): 483-6