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. 2014 Nov 26;23(10):1364–1369. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.246

Table 1. Mean individual values of consanguinity in religious subpopulations based on their individual status.

      DNA-chips Observed GH (%) Consanguinity (%)
Community Status Sample size Cyto2.7 M arrays SNP6.0 arrays Min. value Max. value Mean value Standard error HBDa RC
GO URO 19 6 13 1.03 4.64 1.5 0.99 0.5 0.5
  FCO 6 1 5 5.25 8.9 6.8 1.58 5.8 0.0
MA URO 35 20 15 0.64 6.9 1.8 1.58 0.8 0.8
  FCO 12 3 9 0.74 14.6 7.3 4.11 6.3 0.053
SH URO 34 21 13 0.55 8.1 1.6 1.98 0.6 0.6
  FCO 21 11 10 2.38 14.8 8.5 4.43 7.5 1.3
SU URO 24 10 14 0.24 4.11 1.5 1.19 0.5 0.5
  FCO 14 3 11 5.08 13.99 9.3 3.24 8.4 2.3
Total URO 112 57 55            
  FCO 53 18 35            
Weighted means URO           1.61 0.19 0.61 0.61
  FCO           8.33 1.15 7.36 1.2

Abbreviations: FCO, first-cousin offspring; GO, Greek Orthodox; GH, genomic homozygosity; HBD, homozygosity by descent; MA, Maronite; RC: remote consanguinity; SH, Shiite; SU, Sunni; URO, unrelated offspring.

a

Calculated from observed GH with GHpp estimated at 1%.