When we think of our family members, especially our cousins, the words that probably come to our minds are “friend” or “brother” or “sister”. But unfortunately, in some Middle Eastern, African and ...

Basic genetics tells us that consanguineous mating ("inbreeding," defined as sexual union between second cousins or closer) is bad. Each of us carries approximately 500-1200 deleterious mutations in ...

Long ago in Latin class I must have established a link between nepotism and Cornelius Nepos, the Roman biographer and friend of Catullus and Cicero. Only recently, when confronted with questions about ...

A new study finds that consanguinity – unions between close relatives – may increase the risk of common diseases such as type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Researchers from the ...

Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Queen Mary University of London analysed the genomic data of diverse groups to investigate the relationship between ...

To determine whether consanguinity adversely influences pregnancy outcome in South India, where consanguinity is a common means of family property retention. The study was conducted in four primary ...

MANILA, Philippines — Twelve senators have signed a committee report banning political dynasties in the Philippines up to the second degree of consanguinity and affinity. These senators are as follows ...

The recent child mortality cases in the tribal areas of Attappadi may not be just due to malnutrition, starvation or even alcoholism, says population genetics expert P M Mathew. It may have a lot to ...