DO CONSANGUINEOUS PARENTS OF A CHILD AFFECTED BY AN AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISEASE HAVE MORE DNA IDENTICAL-BY-DESCENT THAN SIMILARLY-RELATED PARENTS WITH HEALTHY OFFSPRING? DESIGN OF A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Do consanguineous parents of a child affected by an autosomal recessive disease have more DNA identical-by-descent than similarly-related parents with healthy offspring? Design of a case-control study

Abstract Background The offspring of consanguineous relations have an increased risk of congenital/genetic disorders and early mortality.Consanguineous couples and their offspring account for approximately 10% of the global population.The increased risk for congenital/genetic disorders is most marked for autosomal recessive disorders and depends on

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Comic techniques as the means of transmitting negative evaluation in the English-language online movie reviews

The article discusses the linguistic means of implementing comic in order to convey negative evaluativeness in the English-language online movie reviews.The various comic techniques are a rich linguistic arsenal ds durga hand soap for showing authors criticism.The pragmatic motivation of satirical and ironic texts is the introduction of new, differ

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European politics and historical revisionism

The radical change of politics and ideology in the post-Communist states in the Yugoslav area caused a revaluation of national histories.The production of desirable history has the political support of the current authorities in the states that emerged from the break-up of Yugoslavia.The features of revaluing the past and writing desirable history

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