Older paternal age
Hello,
Just wondering on everyone's thoughts on the studies that are showing increased paternal age at time of conception directly relating to the increased chances of the child having autism. It seems like studies are all over the place proving and disproving this. |
I think that this is complicated - it seems that the effects of paternal and maternal age are different.
It is discussed here http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/846265 , including a link to a free-access version of a very large recent study. |
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None of this is true of fathers. Men change their epigenetic contributions throughout life, and are subject to cumulative exposure to chemicals, bad eating habits and disease. |
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