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The paternal age effect describes the influence that a father's age has on the chances of conferring a genetic defect to his offspring. Generally, older men have a greater probability of fathering children with a genetic defect than younger men do. This is seen as likely due to genetic copying errors which may increase in number after repeated spermatogenesis cycles over a man's lifetime.

Disorders correlated with paternal age

Achondroplasia (dwarfism); craniofacial disorders such as Apert syndrome and Crouzon Syndrome; mental retardation of unknown etiologies; autism; and 25% of schizophrenia cases are correlated with advanced paternal age.

Other disorders related to advanced paternal age are:

• Wilms' tumor
• Thanatophoric dysplasia
• Retinitis pigmentosa
• Osteogenesis imperfecta type IIA
• Acrodysostosis
• Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
• Aniridia
• Bilateral retinoblastoma
• Multiple exostoses
• Marfan Syndrome
• Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
• Pfeiffer Syndrome
• Wardenburg Syndrome
• Treacher-Collins Syndrome
• Soto’s basal cell nevus
• Cleidocranial dysostosis
• Polyposis coli
• Oculodentodigital syndrome
• Costello syndrome
• Progeria
• Recklinghausen’s neurofibromatosis
• Tuberous sclerosis
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Hemophilia A
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
• Dystonic Cerebral Palsy
• Congenital Hemiplegia

See also

• Maternal age effect

References

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• Sipos A, Rasmussen F, Harrison G, Tynelius P, Lewis G, Leon DA, Gunnell D (2004). "Paternal age and schizophrenia: a population based (sic) cohort study". BMJ Online.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• "DNA repair activity linked to paternal age effect". University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
• Bray I, Gunnell D, Smith GD (2006). "Advanced paternal age: How old is too old?". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 60: 851–3.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
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• Choi J-Y, Lee K-M, Park SK, Noh D-Y, Ahn S-H, Yoo K-Y, Kang D (2005). "Association of paternal age at birth and the risk of breast cancer in offspring: a case control study". BMC Cancer. 5: 143.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
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• Croen LA, Najjar DV, Fireman B, Grether JK (2007). "Maternal and paternal age and risk of autism spectrum disorders". Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 161 (4): 334–40.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Tarin JJ, Brines J, Cano A (1998). "Long-term effects of delayed parenthood". Human Reproduction. 13 (9): 2371–6.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Paternal+age at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)