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Genetic Disorders Among Arab Populations

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Editors:
  1. Ahmad S. Teebi

    1. Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar

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  • Updated and enlarged second edition

  • Written by experts in the field

  • An indispensable source for human and medical geneticists, genetic counselors, researchers, medical specialists dealing with Arab patients or practicing in Arab countries

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Genetic Diversity Among Arabs

      • Ahmad S. Teebi
      Pages 3-34

  3. Demography, Economy, and Genetic Services in Arab Countries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Arab Demography and Health Provision

      • Sulayman S. Al-Qudsi
      Pages 37-63

    3. Influences of Systems’ Resources and Health Risk Factors on Genetic Services

      • Amal A. Saadallah, Ahmad S. Teebi
      Pages 65-83

    4. Endogamy and Consanguineous Marriage in Arab Populations

      • Alan H. Bittles, Hanan A. Hamamy
      Pages 85-108

  4. Selected Disease Entities Prevalent Among the Arabs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Familial Mediterranean Fever and Other Autoinflammatory Disorders

      • Hatem El-Shanti, Hasan Abdel Majeed
      Pages 111-143

    3. Muscular Dystrophies and Myopathies in Arab Populations

      • Mustafa A. M. Salih
      Pages 145-179

    4. New Syndromes First Reported Among Arabs

      • Ahmad S. Teebi
      Pages 181-216

  5. Genetic disorders in Arab Countries & Geographic Regions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
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    2. Genetic Disorders in Egypt

      • Samia A. Temtamy, Mona S. Aglan, Nagwa A. Meguid
      Pages 219-272

    3. Genetic Disorders in Ancient Egypt

      • Chahira Kozma
      Pages 273-295

    4. Genetic Diseases in Iraq

      • Hanan Ali Hamamy
      Pages 297-323

    5. Genetic Disorders in Jordan

      • Majed Dasouki, Hatem El-Shanti
      Pages 325-352

    6. Genetic Disorders in Kuwait

      • Nawal Makhseed
      Pages 353-375

    7. Genetic Disorders in Lebanon

      • Vazken M. Der Kaloustian
      Pages 377-441

    8. Genetic Disorders in Libya

      • Tawfeg Ben-Omran
      Pages 443-454

    9. Genetic Disorders in Morocco

      • Abdelaziz Sefiani
      Pages 455-472
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About this book

Arab populations have their “own” genetic disorders, both universal and particular. Genetic diversity within these source populations, along with the fact that the rates of inbreeding are often high and family sizes are often large, constitute conditions that facilitate the emergence and detection of phenotypes explained notably by autosomal recessive inheritance; in which case, the use of homozygosity gene mapping can facilitate the discovery of the corresponding genes. The present book includes 5 parts dealing with various aspects that relate to the genetic structure of Arabs and minorities within the Arab world as well as genetic disorders prevalent in this part of the world. It includes updated reviews of the genetic disorders in various Arab countries and geographic regions. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on the group of single-gene disorders with particular emphasis on autosomal recessive conditions. It further includes epidemiological and clinical data as well as inheritance patterns, mutation and polymorphism data, and available haplotype analysis data. The ethnic and genetic diversity of the Arab populations is discussed as well as aspects of genetic counseling practice in this region together with a proposal for an ethical framework for genetic research and prevention of genetic disorders. The target audience of this book includes human and medical geneticists, genetic counselors, researchers, medical specialists dealing with Arab patients or practicing in Arab countries, medical and genetic counseling students, and nurses.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Qatar Foundation, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar

    Ahmad S. Teebi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genetic Disorders Among Arab Populations

  • Editors: Ahmad S. Teebi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05080-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05079-4Published: 14 August 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43475-4Published: 31 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-05080-0Published: 30 July 2010

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 772

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Oxford University Press

  • Topics: Human Genetics

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