Consanguinity in northwest Pakistan: evidence of temporal decline.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021932024000026
Abstract: Pakistan has a high burden of hereditary and congenital anomalies and their incidence rate almost doubles against the background of parental consanguinity. Consanguineous unions (CU) are customary in Pakistan and deeply rooted socio-cultural norms favour… read more here.
Keywords: rate; pakistan evidence; consanguinity northwest; northwest pakistan ... See more keywords