Older Fathers Linked to Kids’ Autism and Schizophrenia Risk Don't blame older mothers for their offsprings' developmental problems. A new study finds "there is probably much more reason to be concerned with the age of the father" Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/23/older-fathers-linked-to-kids-autism-and-schizophrenia-risk/#ixzz24Tl8tE00

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Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father's age to disease risk. Kong A, Frigge ML, Masson G, Besenbacher S, Sulem P, Magnusson G, Gudjonsson SA, Sigurdsson A, Jonasdottir A, Jonasdottir A, Wong WS, Sigurdsson G, Walters GB, Steinberg S, Helgason H, Thorleifsson G, Gudbjartsson DF, Helgason A, Magnusson OT, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Nature. 2012 Aug 22;488(7412):471-5. doi: 10.1038/nature11396. PMID: 22914163 [PubMed - in process]

Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father's age to disease risk. Kong A, Frigge ML, Masson G, Besenbacher S, Sulem P, Magnusson G, Gudjonsson SA, Sigurdsson A, Jonasdottir A, Jonasdottir A, Wong WS, Sigurdsson G, Walters GB, Steinberg S, Helgason H, Thorleifsson G, Gudbjartsson DF, Helgason A, Magnusson OT, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Nature. 2012 Aug 22;488(7412):471-5. doi: 10.1038/nature11396. PMID: 22914163 [PubMed - in process]

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Two independent de novo mutations as a cause for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Noonan syndrome in a single family.