[HN Gopher] Why older fathers pass on more genetic mutations to ...
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       Why older fathers pass on more genetic mutations to their offspring
        
       Author : gmays
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2023-01-13 19:23 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | duttonw wrote:
       | Interesting read. Would be more interesting to note if the
       | mutations in the offspring were better or worse off.
        
       | CobaltFire wrote:
       | We've wondered if this might have been a factor for our son. Wife
       | and I were 35 when we had him, and he's severely autistic and has
       | Leukemia.
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       | Research says that incidences of both rise as the age of parents
       | does, but it's not something heavily studied at this time. His
       | oncologist said at least partially because they already deal with
       | parents blaming themselves enough.
        
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