Autism Risk From Delaying Dads
Despite 55 years of evidence that older fathers and genetic disorders of sperm DNA and imprinting are to blame Dr. Michael Wigler says:
"Older mothers, who are more likely to have autistic children, could fall into this class," notes Wigler. "Such mothers' eggs have had more time to accumulate mutations." This is a bogus statement. Pure bunk.
It is the male germline that in animals, plants and humans mutates with time = Age not the maternal germ line.
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posted by concerned heart @ 8:22 PM
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2 Comments:
As an older Dad, 41 when my autistic son was conceived, I believe that paternal age is worth studying as a possible cause or factor in autism.
So too should maternal age.
Why not let these matters be decided by proper scientific research?
this site is to display all the ways to prevent non-familial autism. Older maternal age is not usually found to be an indepedent factor in de novo autism, or de novo schizophrenia or Alzheimer's.
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