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Consanguineous marriages and endemic malaria: can inbreeding increase population fitness?
BACKGROUND: The practice of consanguineous marriages is widespread in countries with endemic malaria. In these regions, consanguinity increases the prevalence of α(+)-thalassemia, which is protective against malaria. However, it also causes an excessive mortality amongst the offspring due to an incr...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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BioMed Central
2008
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| Accés en línia: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527611/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18673576 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-150 |
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