Some of the key medical papers referred to in the programme, When Cousins Marry, for stats and evidence.
Please note, these documents (mostly PDFs; one Word document) are external and open in new browser windows.
The Influence of the Wahlund Effect on the Consanguinity Hypothesis:(opens in a new window)
A computer programme for calculating the average probability of identity(opens in a new window)
An analysis of consanguinity and social structure within the UK Asian population (opens in a new window)
[PDF; 184KB]
Was the Darwin/Wedgwood dynasty adversely affected by consanguinity? (opens in a new window)
[PDF; 270KB]
Genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage (opens
in a new window)
[PDF; 455K]
The frequency of consanguineous marriage among British Pakistanis (opens in a new window)
[PDF; 607KB]
Special educational needs and ethnicity: issues of over- and under-representation (opens in a new window)
[PDF; 246KB]
'What is this Genetics, Anyway?'(opens in a new
window)
[PDF; 205KB]
Ethnicity and health: attitudes to sharing genetic information in the family (opens in a new window)
[PDF; 174KB]
Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT: report summary (opens in a new
window)
[Word doc; 65KB]
Medical genetic services in developing countries (opens in a new
window)
[PDF; 831KB]
Consanguinity and child health (opens in a new
window)
[PDF; 742KB]
The
medical and social costs of consanguineous marriages among British Mirpuris (opens in a new window)
[PDF; 150KB]
Consanguineous marriages and their effects on common adult diseases (opens in a new window)
[PDF; 153KB]