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Genetic disorders in the Arab world
British Medical Journal ^
| October 21, 2006
| Lihadh Al-Gazali, Hanan Hamamy, Shaikha Al-Arrayad
Posted on 11/24/2006 9:24:43 AM PST by AdmSmith
Available data suggest that genetic and congenital disorders are more common in Arab countries than in industrialised countries; recessively inherited disorders account for a substantial proportion of physical and mental handicap. Several factors may contribute to the high prevalence of genetically determined disorders:
High consanguinity rates 25-60% of all marriages are consanguineous, and the rate of first cousin marriages is high. In addition, isolated subpopulations with a high level of inbreeding exist. Furthermore, in many parts of the Arab world the society is still tribal. This has made the epidemiology of genetic disorders complicated, as many families and tribal groups are descended from a limited number of ancestors and some conditions are confined to specific villages, families, and tribal groups, leading to an unusual burden of genetic diseases in these communities (table B on bmj.com)
The high prevalence of haemoglobinopathies, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, autosomal recessive syndromes, and several metabolic disorders (fig A and table C on bmj.com)
The rate of children with Down's syndrome in some Arab countries exceeds the 1.2-1.7 per 1000 typical for industrialised countries. This may be related to the relatively high proportion of births to older mothers in the region (up to 50% of children with Down's syndrome in the region are estimated to be born to mothers aged 40 or over)
The lack of public health measures directed at the prevention of congenital and genetic disorders, with inadequate health care before and during pregnancy, particularly in low income countries
Services for the prevention and control of genetic disorders are restricted by certain cultural, legal, and religious limitations, such as the cultural fear of families with genetic diseases being stigmatised within their community and the legal restrictions on selective termination of pregnancy of an affected fetus.
(Excerpt) Read more at bmj.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: arab; cousinmarriages; genetics; inbreeding; marriage; palestinianauthority; religionofpieces; whatasurprise
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To: billorites
That is of course an insult to crackers, to compare them to inbred muzzies.
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posted on
11/24/2006 11:10:59 AM PST
by
H.Akston
(Jihad - my struggle - mien kampf.)
To: AdmSmith
Services for the prevention and control of genetic disorders are restricted by certain cultural, legal, and religious limitations, [ . . . ]and the legal restrictions on selective termination of pregnancy of an affected fetus.
They describe the answer in full (incest), and then have to finish off with the fact that abortion, pardon ... "selective termination of pregnancy" has "legal restrictions."
You know, the lib journalists have to pick the ONE civilized thing that the Muslims still have right, that we discarded only a few decades ago, a prohibition on killing unborn babies, and lump it in with the abomination of incest.
Even if the child is aborted, he had Downs up until that time. (Full disclosure, my brother-in-law has Downs, we all love him dearly and our lives are fuller because he is a part of it.) It will be a sad day if we manage to "terminate" all of the imperfect before they ever see the light of day. That's even sadder than a lifestyle that needlessly increases these sad defects.
I find it interesting that the excerpt doesn't mention the problem of polygamy. One guy with four wives in a modest village can make half cousins and half siblings by the boatload.
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posted on
11/24/2006 11:13:22 AM PST
by
sittnick
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: SolidWood
One must have a certain retardation to follow a culture of death, hide behind woman and children, kill innocents, and send their children off to die. Yes that gene pool has been compromised and must be erraditcated.
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posted on
11/24/2006 11:14:57 AM PST
by
samadams2000
(Somebody important make....THE CALL!)
To: Cinnamon
Good way to get lots of
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posted on
11/24/2006 11:17:46 AM PST
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: AdmSmith
Oh, that explains the
Bombing trains. Bombing buses. Bombing planes. Flying planes into buildings.
Slicing heads off while singing religious hymns.
Dragging bodies through streets.
Using "charities" to pass money to terrorists. The Sears Tower Plot. Slavery in Sudan,
Killing converts to Christianity. Cutting your head off if you don't convert.
Torturing and killing kids in a school. Nicholas Berg. Daniel Pearl. Margaret Hassan. Paul Johnson.
Calling for the death of the Pope. Rioting over cartoons.
To: ASA Vet
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posted on
11/24/2006 11:21:32 AM PST
by
woofie
(creativity is destructive)
To: woofie
67
posted on
11/24/2006 11:26:27 AM PST
by
Cinnamon
To: widowithfoursons
Is this the one?
68
posted on
11/24/2006 11:28:16 AM PST
by
UnklGene
To: stockpirate
Too Funny, but we knew this from their behaviour.That's how they breed mullahs.
69
posted on
11/24/2006 11:46:45 AM PST
by
Gorzaloon
("Illegal Immigrant": The Larval form of A Democrat.)
To: SauronOfMordor
Until Daddy shoots the Muslim. Or arranges and 'accident.'
70
posted on
11/24/2006 11:47:32 AM PST
by
Niuhuru
To: AdmSmith
When sex becomes the violent act that it is in a nation which abhores its women, what can you expect?
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posted on
11/24/2006 11:49:58 AM PST
by
bannie
To: From many - one.
the table you req'd the link for is included in the bmj article cited.
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posted on
11/24/2006 11:57:21 AM PST
by
Dinah Lord
(fighting the Islamofascist Jihad - one keystroke at a time...)
To: AdmSmith
A religion that endorses pedophilia has a problem with incest and genes? What a surprise--NOT.
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posted on
11/24/2006 12:03:55 PM PST
by
freeangel
( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
To: AdmSmith
Due to their typical tribal inbreeding, A Kurd
family's offspring can only walk on all fours.
Studies of this and other inbreeding anomalies
are being conducted throughout the Mideast.
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posted on
11/24/2006 12:11:06 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid)
To: nuconvert; Dajjal; Dog; Cap Huff
This is probably the reason for the decline of the Arab world.
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posted on
11/24/2006 12:13:40 PM PST
by
AdmSmith
To: AdmSmith
This article is absolutely racist, politically incorrect, and highly improper, racism disguised as logic.
The family that lays together, stays together?
Or more bluntly:
ARABS, ALL YOUR WOMAN ARE BELONG TO US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
11/24/2006 12:21:01 PM PST
by
Candor7
(Into Liberal flatulance goes the best hope of the West, and who wants to be a smart feller?)
To: Dinah Lord
Thanks. Should have realized.
To: AdmSmith; All
I wonder how many folks who commented here knew marriage between first cousins is allowed in 37 or 38 of 50 American states?
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posted on
11/24/2006 12:27:34 PM PST
by
olde north church
(Steny Hoyer: The horse's head in Nancy Pelosi's bed.)
To: olde north church
Not many, but it is a difference of being allowed and being the general norm.
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posted on
11/24/2006 12:30:07 PM PST
by
AdmSmith
To: AdmSmith; olde north church; All
Sorry, correct number is 26 states where cousins are allowed to marry.
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posted on
11/24/2006 12:33:16 PM PST
by
olde north church
(Steny Hoyer: The horse's head in Nancy Pelosi's bed.)
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