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Does consanguinity increase the risk of bronchial asthma in children
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 05/16/08

El Mouzan M et al. - Analysis of consanguinity status of the parents of children with asthma and parents among controls indicates that 71/140 of the children with asthma and 163/295 of the children from controls had positive parental overall consanguinity. The results of this study suggest that parental consanguinity does not increase the risk of bronchial asthma in children.

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