Genetic Disorders Among Arab Populations

1. Genetic disorders in Arab Countries & Geographic Regions

   1. Genetic Disorders in Oman

      • Anna Rajab

      Pages 473-490

   2. Genetic Disorders Among the Palestinians

      • Bassam Abu-Libdeh, Ahmad Said Teebi

      Pages 491-514

   3. Genetic Disorders in Qatar

      • Ahmad S. Teebi, Tawfeg Ben-Omran

      Pages 515-530

   4. Genetic Disorders in Saudi Arabia

      • Zuhair N. Al-Hassnan, Nadia Sakati

      Pages 531-573

   5. Genetic Disorders in Sudan

      • Mustafa A. M. Salih

      Pages 575-612

   6. Genetic Disorders in Tunisia

      • Elham Hassen, Lotfi Chouchane

      Pages 613-638

   7. Genetic Disorders in the United Arab Emirates

      • Lihadh Al-Gazali, Bassam R. Ali

      Pages 639-676

   8. Genetic Disorders Among Jews from Arab Countries

      • Efrat Dagan, Ruth Gershoni-Baruch

      Pages 677-702

2. Cultural and Religious Attitudes Towards Genetic Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 703-703

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   2. Prevention and Care of Genetic Disorders: An Islamic Perspective

      • Aida I. AL Aqeel

      Pages 705-723

   3. Genetic Counseling in the Middle East

      • Shelley J. Kennedy, Muna Al-Saffar

      Pages 725-740

3. Back Matter

   Pages 741-772

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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.

• counseling
• demography
• diseases
• epidemiological
• gene
• genes
• genetics
• health
• inflammation
• marriage
• mutation
• patients
• population
• research
• syndromes

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

  Ahmad S. Teebi

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