The need for population-based studies to estimate the rate of consanguinity in Almadinah Almunawwarah

摘要

The term ‘consanguinity’ refers to the marital relationship between two people with common ancestors, i.e., those genetically related by descent. Such marriages constitute a high level of inbreeding, resulting in a high incidence of autosomal recessive genetic disorders in human populations.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.