The effect of consanguinity on the reproductive wastage in the Turkish population.
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.
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Section of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
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Başaran
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Artan
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Stevenson
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Sayli
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D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014421:Turkey; D014505:Urban Population