Public Education Key To Reducing Genetic Diseases Linked To Close Kin Marriage

... Basic information on the genetic problems linked to close-kin marriage and the preventive measures available should be included as part of the secondary school curricula in the Middle East, state the authors of a Comment in this week''s issue of The Lancet.The World Health Organization (WHO) defines close-kin marriage, or consanguineous marriage, as one between individuals who are second cousins or more closely related... click link for more info. ...