Children of Older Fathers May Have Subtle Neurocognitive Impairments

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Until now We were knewthat advanced age of the mother is linked to Down syndrome but now there are research to prove that even father’s advance age might also cause reduced intelligence and other neurodevelopmental disorder.
This is something which we can avoid.

Medscape News reports,
"The offspring of older fathers show subtle impairments on tests of neurocognitive ability during infancy and childhood, according to the results of a study reported in the March 10 issue of PLoS Medicine.

"Advanced paternal age (APA) is associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, as well as with dyslexia and reduced intelligence," write Sukanta Saha, from Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, in Richlands, Australia, and colleagues. "The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between paternal age and performance on neurocognitive measures during infancy and childhood."

Limitations of this study include nonrandom sample attrition and missing data that could affect the generalizability of the results"

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