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The genetic background of Southern Iranian couples before marriage Cover

The genetic background of Southern Iranian couples before marriage

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume 19 (2016): Issue 2 (December 2016)
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|Dec 2016
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Table 1

Genetic counseling appointments (n).

Ever met a genetic counselor?n
No response459
Yes response41
Reasons for genetic counseling referral
Consanguineous marriage12
Anemia2
No useful data27
Total41

Genetic counseling referrals (n = 500).

Table 2

Genetic history of the couples.

Medical Complicationsn (%)
Abortion42 (8.3)
Mental retardation11 (2.1)
Still birth5 (1.2)
No genetic complications442 (88.4)
Total500 (100.0)
Table 3

Results of genetic tests (self-reported).

Testsn (%)
No test493 (98.6)
Normal5 (1.0)
Abnormal2 (0.4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjmg-2016-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5761 (formerly 1311-0160) | Journal ISSN: 1311-0160
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Language: English
Page range: 71 - 74
Published on: Dec 31, 2016
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Genetic counseling,
Genetic testing,
Iran
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2016 A Nariman, MR Sobhan, M Savaei, E Aref-Eshghi, R Nourinejad, M Manoochehri, S Ghahremani, F Daliri, K Daliri, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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