Consanguinity and the links to learning disabilities: the issues and pressures.

Consanguinity is defined as the result of a sexual reproduction of two related individuals, but may also reference populations that share a common ancestor or communities that practise endogamy. There is a higher prevalence of genetic anomalies of the offspring of consanguineous relationships. Howev...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 29 - 33
Main Author: Smith, Sophie
Format: Journal Article
Published: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) 1/29/2019
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