EFFECTS OF CONSANGUINITY ON ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF NEWBORN-INFANTS

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

CLINICAL GENETICS, vol.45, no.4, pp.208-211, 1994 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1994
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1994.tb04025.x
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL GENETICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.208-211
  • Keywords: ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS, BIRTH HEIGHT, BIRTH WEIGHT, CONSANGUINITY, NEWBORN INFANTS, TURKISH POPULATION
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.