Table 3 Clinical characteristics of carrier couples
Couple | Disease | Ethnicity (female partner) | Ethnicity (male partner) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hb β-chain-related hemoglobinopathy | African or African American | African or African American |
2 | Achromatopsiaa | South Asian | South Asian |
3 | GJB2-related DFNB1 nonsyndromic hearing loss and deafnessa | Northern European | Northern European |
4 | Hb β-chain-related hemoglobinopathy | African or African American | African or African American |
5 | α-1 antitrypsin deficiencya | Northern European | Unknown/Not Reported |
6 | Hb β-chain-related hemoglobinopathy | African or African American | African or African American |
7 | Cystic fibrosis | Mixed or Other Caucasian | Southern European |
8 | Gaucher disease | Ashkenazi Jewish | Ashkenazi Jewish |
9 | Familial Mediterranean fevera | Southern European | Ashkenazi Jewish |
10 | Pompe diseasea | Northern European | Mixed or Other Caucasian |
11 | Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndromea | Northern European | Ashkenazi Jewish |
12 | Pompe diseasea | Southern European | Unknown/Not Reported |
13 | Spinal muscular atrophy | Northern European | Mixed or Other Caucasian |
14 | Cystic fibrosis | Southeast Asian | Southeast Asian |
15 | Familial dysautonomia | Ashkenazi Jewish | Ashkenazi Jewish |
