Inbreeding effects on fertility and sterility

A case-control study in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (Québec, Canada) based on a population registry 1838–1971

Bibliographic Data

ID13923731
AuthorsMichael B Edmond (0000-0002-4144-8974, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, corresponding author), M Edmond, Marc De Braekeleer (0000-0002-5165-2207, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)
Year1993
Volume20
Issue6
Pages545-555
Publication date1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0301-4460 • E-ISSN: 1464-5033
PublisherInforma (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03014469300002952
PMID8257080
OpenAlexW1970296718
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited29

Effects of inbreeding on couples' fertility and primary sterility were investigated in five marriages between uncle and niece, 251 marriages between first-degree cousins, and 358 marriages between first-degree cousins once removed from Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. Three control groups matched on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the consanguineous couples were created. The number of children born to each couple was extracted from a computerized population registry. The level of primary sterility was found to be similar in all consanguineous and non-consanguineous groups. The mean number of children in all three consanguineous groups was not found to be significantly different from that calculated in their respective control groups (p > 0.05). These results are compatible with those obtained in virtually all the studies reported thus far in different populations

Fertility · Inbreeding · Population · Sociology · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · Medicine · Race, Genetics, and Society

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