Bedouin, Arab Israeli sector more likely to suffer genetic diseases
The main causes of the genetic disorders are consanguineous marriages – inbreeding, and the high rate of, insufficient response to screening tests, and language barriers in genetic clinics.
Israel Police officers seen near a Mosque in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, in the Negev desert, Israel, November 14, 2024(photo credit: FLASH90)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICHUpdated: