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Welcome to the Genetics Forum! Questions in the Genetics Forum are being answered by genetic experts from AccessDNA. This forum is for questions and support regarding a person’s predisposition to a variety of medical conditions such as Ashkenazi Jewish Diseases, Bleeding Disorders, Blood Clotting Disorders, Cancer Genetics and Hereditary Cancer Syndromes, Chromosome Abnormalities, Congenital Birth Defects, Cystic Fibrosis, Family History, Fragile X Syndrome, Infertility, Newborn Screening, Rare Genetic Disorders, Prenatal Screening and Testing.
This forum is for questions and support regarding a person’s predisposition to a variety of medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Blood-clotting Disorders, Breast Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes, Marfan Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, etc.
marriage
by vinu_005, Oct 12, 2009 12:34PM
hi doctor, am planning to get marry very soon. my girl friend very close relative that she s my niece(that is daughter of my elder sister), i request you suggest precautions i have to take after marriage and what will be the problems i may face with children in near future. please help me
Doctor's Answer
by Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC, Oct 29, 2009 01:50PM
, Oct 29, 2009 01:50PMTo: vinu_005
We recommend that you meet with a genetic counselor, who can review your personal and family histories in detail, your degree of relationship (the more closely you are related, the higher the odds of having a child with a birth defect), and your ethnic background (some conditions occur more frequently in people of certain ethnicities) in order to provide a risk assessment based on your specific situation.
You can also see my blog post on this site on "Consanguinity."
You can also see my blog post on this site on "Consanguinity."
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