Hemoglobinopathies in the North of Morocco: Consanguinity Pilot Study

Table 1

Distribution of inbreeding types in the general population and hemoglobinopathy population in parents.

Type of consanguinity	General population		Hemoglobinopathy population
	N	%	N	%
Double first cousin	10	1.11	3	1.52
First cousin	219	24.33	68	34.52
Double second cousin	8	0.89	3	1.52
Second cousin	30	3.33	25	12.69
Consanguineous	267	29.67	99	50.25
Nonconsanguineous	633	70.33	98	49.75
Total	900	100.00	197	100.00
FI	0.01		0.02

N = number; % = frequency; FI = coefficient of consanguinity.