prasad1
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I was in a gathering of Tamil Brahmins.
One of the ladies brought up this topic of the prevalence of genetic disease among the Tamil Brahmin population.
I was aghast, and could not understand, having never heard of it.
She showed me a study that was done in 2010.
I am going to C & P (as opposed to my original thought) that study.
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/152794
One of the ladies brought up this topic of the prevalence of genetic disease among the Tamil Brahmin population.
I was aghast, and could not understand, having never heard of it.
She showed me a study that was done in 2010.
I am going to C & P (as opposed to my original thought) that study.
A statewide survey of four endogamous Brahman populations of Tamil Nadu reveals a low level of inbreeding in three of them. In the fourth population, the Thengalai, the level is higher, but not as high as in other social castes. The Tamil Brahmans rank next to the Telugu and the Kanarese Brahmans in this respect. Uncle-niece marriages also occur as in Telugu-speaking populations, and these exceed in the two Ayyangar populations in comparison to the Ayyar. A decline of first-cousin marriages and an increase of uncle-niece marriages are detected in the first two living generations in each population.
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/152794