[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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