Grandparents’ Age ls Linked to Autism Risk
Nadia Shanab | Uncategorized21 Mar 2013
“A research published in JAMA Psychiatry states that older men who have children are more likely to have grandchildren with autism compared to men who have children at a younger age.”
The risk factor of autism accumulates over generations. It might skip a generation.
We always thought that the parents’ age may be a factor for risk for autism, but with this research the grandparent’s (male) age when he had his kids plays also an important role.
The study was carried out by researchers from Karolinska Institutet, King’s College London Institute of Pschiatry (IoP), and Queensland Brain Institute.
Read the full article below:
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/258044.php
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