Effects of consanguinity on anthropometric measurements of newborn infants.

BASARAN N., ARTAN S., YAZICIOGLU S., SAYLI B.

Clinical genetics, cilt.45, sa.4, ss.208-11, 1994 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1994
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1994.tb04025.x
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical genetics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.208-11
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS, BIRTH HEIGHT, BIRTH WEIGHT, CONSANGUINITY, NEWBORN INFANTS, TURKISH POPULATION
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The effects of parental consanguinity on gestational age and birth measurements were evaluated on 2880 newborn infants. Consanguineous marriages were considered in three subgroups: first-cousin, first-cousin-once-removed and distant-cousin marriages, versus non-consanguineous marriages. Anthropometric parameters were weight, length, leg length, head, chest and mid-arm values obtained within 24 h of birth. No significant differences were found concerning gestational age. Although anthropometric values were slightly less, especially in children from first-cousin couples, the differences were insignificant for all groups. It was concluded that blood-relationship alone does not affect such multifactorial traits.