Advanced paternal age as a risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders: a translational study

Advanced paternal age as a risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders: a translational study

Abstract Advanced paternal age (APA) is a risk factor for several neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia. The potential mechanisms conferring this risk are poorly understood. Here, we show that the personality traits schizotypy and neuroticism correlated with paternal age i...

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Main Authors: Axel Krug, Markus Wöhr, Dominik Seffer, Henrike Rippberger, A. Özge Sungur, Bruno Dietsche, Frederike Stein, Sugirthan Sivalingam, Andreas J. Forstner, Stephanie H. Witt, Helene Dukal, Fabian Streit, Anna Maaser, Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach, Till F. M. Andlauer, Stefan Herms, Per Hoffmann, Marcella Rietschel, Markus M. Nöthen, Martin Lackinger, Gerhard Schratt, Michael Koch, Rainer K. W. Schwarting, Tilo Kircher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Molecular Autism
Subjects:
Advanced paternal age (APA)
Diffusion tension imaging (DTI)
Voxel-based morphometry (VBM)
Social behavior
Ultrasonic vocalization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-020-00345-2

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