The representation of ethnic minorities at genetic clinics in Birmingham.
A study of the ethnic distribution of families attending genetic clinics in Birmingham has shown a deficit of Afro-Caribbean and Pakistani families. The former may be because of a deficiency of autosomal recessive diseases other than sickle cell disease, but the numbers are too small to be certain of this. The deficit of Pakistani families is probably for a variety of causes, such as a poorer attendance rate at clinics unless there is some encouragement, and a lack of awareness of, or interest in, genetic issues.
Roberts
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Clinical Genetics Unit, Birmingham Maternity Hospital, Edgbaston, UK.
Cullen
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Bundey
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom