Is the "Habsburg jaw" related to inbreeding?

• Main Authors: Román Vilas (Author), Francisco C. Ceballos (Author), Laila Al-Soufi (Author), Raúl González-García (Author), Carlos Moreno (Author), Manuel Moreno (Author), Laura Villanueva (Author), Luis Ruiz (Author), Jesús Mateos (Author), David González (Author), Jennifer Ruiz (Author), Aitor Cinza (Author), Florencio Monje (Author), Gonzalo Álvarez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The "Habsburg jaw" has long been associated with inbreeding due to the high prevalence of consanguineous marriages in the Habsburg dynasty. However, it is thought that mandibular prognathism (MP) is under the influence of a dominant major gene. Aim: To investigate the relations...