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Consanguinity affects selection of alpha-thalassemia genotypes and the size of populations under selection pressure from malaria

Srdjan Denic Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Chris Frampton Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Nicolas Nagelkerke Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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M. Gary Nicholls Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
Pages 620-631 | Received 08 Mar 2007, Accepted 06 Aug 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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Srdjan Denic, Nicolaas Nagelkerke & Mukesh M. Agarwal. (2010) Choice of kin in consanguineous marriages: Effects of altruism and ecological factors. Annals of Human Biology 37:6, pages 738-753.
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Niven A Salih, Ayman A Hussain, Ibrahim A Almugtaba, Abeir M Elzein, Ibrahim M Elhassan, Eltahir AG Khalil, Hani B Ishag, Hiba S Mohammed, Dominic Kwiatkowski & Muntaser E Ibrahim. (2010) Loss of balancing selection in the βS globin locus. BMC Medical Genetics 11:1.
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Ashley D. Hoben, Abraham P. Buunk, Corey L. Fincher, Randy Thornhill & Mark Schaller. (2010) On the Adaptive Origins and Maladaptive Consequences of Human Inbreeding: Parasite Prevalence, Immune Functioning, and Consanguineous Marriage. Evolutionary Psychology 8:4, pages 147470491000800.
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Srdjan Denic, Nicolas Nagelkerke & Mukesh M Agarwal. (2008) Consanguineous marriages and endemic malaria: can inbreeding increase population fitness?. Malaria Journal 7:1.
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Srdjan Denic, Nicolaas Nagelkerke & Mukesh M. Agarwal. (2008) Consanguineous marriages: do genetic benefits outweigh its costs in populations with α+-thalassemia, hemoglobin S, and malaria?. Evolution and Human Behavior 29:5, pages 364-369.
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