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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 12, Pages 1003-1005Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-4250-2
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de novo mutations; epidemiology; epilepsy; paternal age
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Advanced paternal age is associated with a higher rate of de novo mutation in sperm cells and mental disorders in the offspring. In a population based cohort study of 96,654 children, we found that fathers aged 35 years or more were slightly more likely to have a child diagnosed with epilepsy compared to fathers aged 25-29 years. Our data suggest a modest paternal effect on the aetiology of epilepsy.
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