title: Use of isonymous marriages in the study of consanguinity.
abstract: "In a previous investigation the distribution of isonymous marriages was traced for the last 160 years in Civitella del Tronto [Italy]. In this report the authors test the reliability of the method, by verifying if isonymous mates actually descend from a common ancestor.  The family menages of the three families with the highest rate of isonymous marriages [during the period 1810-1969] were reconstructed over 10-11 generations." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND ITA)
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Danubio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coppa
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology; D003241:Consanguinity; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005823:Genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D007558:Italy; D008393:Marriage; D008722:Methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Biology; Consanguinity; Developed Countries; Europe; Genetics; Genetics, Population; Historical Survey; Italy; Marriage; Measurement; Mediterranean Countries; Methodological Studies; Nuptiality; Reliability; Research Methodology; Southern Europe