Paternal age and offspring congenital heart defects: a national cohort study.
Paternal age has been associated with offspring congenital heart defects (CHDs), which might be caused by increased mutations in the germ cell line because of cumulated cell replications. Empirical evidences, however, remain inconclusive. Furthermore, it is unknown whether all subtypes of CHDs are a...
| Published in: | PLoS ONE |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4373953?pdf=render |