Nationwide survey on awareness of consanguinity and genetic diseases in Saudi Arabia: challenges and potential solutions to reduce the national healthcare burden

Nationwide survey on awareness of consanguinity and genetic diseases in Saudi Arabia: challenges and potential solutions to reduce the national healthcare burden

Abstract Background Consanguineous marriage is a major contributing factor for many genetic diseases and a burden to the healthcare system and national economy due to costly long-term care. Earlier studies highlighted the significantly limited awareness of the higher prevalence of genetic disease du...

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Main Authors: Nura A. Yousef, Ashraf A. ElHarouni, Noor Ahmad Shaik, Babajan Banaganapalli, Asayil Faisal Al Ghamdi, Amani H. Galal, Turki Saad Alahmadi, Taghreed Shuaib, Deema Aljeaid, Dalal S. Alshaer, Mahmoud Almutadares, Ramu Elango
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:Human Genomics
Subjects:
Consanguinity
Genetic diseases
Saudi Arabia
Arabs
Social media
Premarital screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40246-024-00700-x
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