Fathers passed on nearly four times as many new mutations as mothers: on average, 55 versus 14 ... passed on rising exponentially with paternal age. A 36-year-old will pass on twice as many ...

Advanced paternal age has been associated with increased schizophrenia risk in offspring before, but it has been difficult to disentangle the effects of age versus factors related to age.

Fathers passed on nearly four times as many new mutations as mothers: on average, 55 versus 14 ... passed on rising exponentially with paternal age. A 36-year-old will pass on twice as many ...

Advanced paternal age has been associated with increased schizophrenia risk in offspring before, but it has been difficult to disentangle the effects of age versus factors related to age.

The analysis showed that while paternal age had a statistically significant ... more de novo mutations than those born in 1980 (70 mutations versus 60). Over that time period, the average age ...

It is an autosomal dominant mutation. Looking at the family ... But when they compared the mean age at diagnosis in the maternal versus paternal inheritance, they were surprised to find that ...

In a recent study published in the Fertility and Sterility journal, researchers assessed the effects of paternal age on novel mutations and diseases in the next generation. Study: The impact of ...

As men age, the chances of DNA errors in sperm rise. These mutations can lead to a higher likelihood of certain genetic conditions in children. Research has linked advanced paternal age ...

While scientists know that increasing parental age—particularly paternal ... mutations, whereas each year of a mother's age adds about 0.4. So, the difference between parents with African versus ...

It is an autosomal dominant mutation. Looking at the family ... But when they compared the mean age at diagnosis in the maternal versus paternal inheritance, they were surprised to find that ...