Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Father's Age Linked to Autism, Schizophrenia
Older men are more likely than young ones to father a child who develops autism or schizophrenia, because of random mutations that become more numerous with advancing paternal age, scientists reported on Wednesday, in the first study to
quantify the effect as it builds each year. The age of mothers had no
bearing on the risk for these disorders, the study found.
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