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Sir i wanna ask u that i hv married to my cousin for the last 5 years, my two children died due to fits, doctors said that it is due to cousin marriag?
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Consanguinity: Is the big fancy term. When close relaties marry the genetic pool can be weakened and their offspring can have issues. There can also e genetic mutations that affect the children. Your most informative answer on being closely related and that causing the fits is to see a genetic specialist....To make sure that is the cause.
Answered 2/19/2013
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