Across the globe, there are human populations that have remained isolated for centuries, leading to genetic characteristics ...

The findings, published 23 September in Nature Genetics, shed new light on the ... to the prevalence of unions between close relatives—consanguinity—in these groups. Researchers identified ...

Consanguinity is the property of having a recent common ancestor with another individual. The genetic distance between two individuals can be expressed in meioses (the number of times the shared ...

[19] There is a family history of consanguinity with this genetic disorder. Hypotrichosis is sometimes differentiated from alopecia as an abnormal deficiency of hair due to insufficient hair growth.

raising concerns about consanguinity and the risk of genetic anomalies, as those children eventually seek partners and have children of their own. In a letter submitted to the Dutch Parliament on ...

Examining professional guidelines from ACOG, ACMG, the National Society of Genetic Counselors ... factors that affect FHH interpretation (e.g., consanguinity and adoption status).