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Autism and Mitochondrial Disorders
2008-05-29 02:53:00 Features Children with Autism Some children with autism may have a genetic defect that affects the muscles, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Chicago, in April.The study looked at 37 children with autism spectrum disorders who were evaluated for mitochondrial disease, which causes muscle weakness and prevents a child from being able to participate in physical activities and sports. Mitochondrial disease occurs when genetic mutations affect the mitochondria, or the part of the cell that releases energy.A total of 24 of the children, or 65 percent, had defects in the process by which cells produce and synthesize energy in the muscles, or oxidative phosphorylation defects in the skeletal muscles."Most children with autism spectrum disorders do not have recognizable abnormalities when you look at genetic tests, imaging, and metabolic tests," said study author John Shoffner, MD, owner of Medical Neurogenetics, LLC ... More About: Disorders
The parents of Jonathan Carey accuse a state agency of a cover-up in the de
2008-05-28 19:33:00 Alleged Cover -Up in Autistic Teen's DeathUpdated: May 28, 2008 08:20 AM PDT The parents of Jonathan Carey accuse a state agency of a cover-up in the death of their 13-year-old autistic son.Jonathan died in February of last year after being improperly restrained by Edwin Tirado, a caregiver from O.D. Heck. Under a law passed in Jonathan's name, his parents were able to obtain all the paperwork regarding the alleged abuses and the investigation into Jonathan's death. But the Carey's say the agency that conducted the investigation - the Commission on Quality of Care - is covering up for O.D. Heck. They outline a series of documented problems with Tirado, including one where Jonathan had bruising on his eyes and nose."If this was properly investigated earlier, Ed Tirado, it's a good chance (he) might have been removed and prosecuted earlier," Jonathan's father, Michael Carey says. "But he wasn't removed, he was left in his job and he ended up killing my son."And today, the Sta... More About: Agency , Parents
Dr. Bernadine Healy Time to Investigate Vaccines CBS News
2008-05-27 18:10:00 http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/se arch?q=bernadine+healyAdventures in Autism: Former Head Of NIH Says Time to Investigate Vaccines and Autism#links#links#links#links More About: News
MMR: The debate that won't go away
2008-05-26 03:08:00 MMR: The debate that won't go awayLast Updated: 12:01am BST 26/05/2008Page 1 of 3"It seemed the MMR controversy had been resolved, but does new research point to another possible connection between autism and vaccinations? Cassandra Jardine reportsFour years ago, it seemed as if the agonising over autism and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) triple vaccine had finally been consigned to history. Several large-scale epidemiological studies concluded there was no evidence of a link between the two.By the age of three, 90 per cent of children have had the MMR vaccineTaking just one of these studies - involving 4,500 children in Denmark - Sir David King, chief scientific adviser to the Government until the end of 2007, said: "If anything, there was more autism found among the children who weren't vaccinated."Parents who had claimed that their children had regressed mentally and physically following the MMR vaccination were told it was probably a coincidence. Meanwhile, Dr Andrew Wak... More About: Debate
Growth and schizophrenia: aetiology, epidemiology and epigenetics.
2008-05-25 04:14:00 Novartis Found Symp. 2008;289:196-203; discussion 203-7, 238-40.Growth and schizophrenia: aetiology, epidemiology and epigenetics.Malaspina D, Perrin M, Kleinhaus KR, Opler M, Harlap S.Department of Psychiatry, New York University School ofMedicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.There is a strong genetic component for schizophrenia risk, but it is unclear how the illness is maintained in the population given the significantly reduced fertility of those with the disorder. One possibility is that new mutations occur in schizophrenia vulnerability genes. If so, then those with schizophrenia may have older fathers, since advancing paternal age is the major source of new mutations in humans. We found that paternal age at conception is a robust risk factor for schizophrenia, explaining perhaps a quarter of all cases. The predisposing genetic events appear to occur stochastically in proportion to advancing paternal age, and the possible mechanisms include de novo point mutations or defective epi... More About: Schizophrenia
There's a lot said about a woman's ticking biological clock, but male biolo
2008-05-24 22:49:00 There's a lot said about a woman's ticking biological clock, but male biology doesn't age as gracefully as men might like to think. By analyzing sperm from men of various ages, scientists from the McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins have discovered that older men's sperm is more likely to contain disease-causing genetic mutations that also seem to increase a sperm's chances of fertilizing an egg. The findings, which appear in the advance online section of the American Journal of Human Genetics, emerged during efforts to explain why a rare genetic disease is more common in children born to older fathers. The disease, Apert syndrome, leads to webbed fingers and early fusion of the skull bones, which must be surgically corrected. The researchers found that mutation rates in sperm increased as men aged, but not enough to fully account for the increased incidence of Apert syndrome in children born to older fathers, leading to the suspicion that the disea... More About: Clock , Male
Some things we know about autism
2008-05-24 20:04:00 People with Asperger's are more likely to have autistic children. People with schizophrenia are more likely to have autistic children. Older fathers(34+) are more likely to have autistic/schizophrenic children. People with autoimmune disorders such as type 1 diabetes, MS, Lupus are more likely to have autistic offspring. More About: Autism , Things
Paternal Factors and Schizophrenia Risk: De Novo Mutations and Imprinting
2008-05-24 18:36:00 This article has reviewed data that support an associationbetween schizophrenia risk and advancing paternal age.As such, schizophrenia may be one of a number of neurodevelopmentaldisorders caused by de novo mutationsin the male germ line. This mutation mechanism may contributea significant proportion of schizophrenia riskwithin a population in proportion to the demographics ofpaternal childbearing age. Furthermore, this risk mayhave implications for public health and for the primaryprevention of schizophrenia.The PDF of the paper is available for free.Schizophrenia Bulletin 2001 27(3):379-393;© 2001 by Oxford University Press and the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC)This Article© Oxford University PressPaternal Factors and Schizophrenia Risk : De Novo Mutations and ImprintingDolores Malaspina, M.D., M.S.P.H., Associate ProfessorClinical Psychiatry at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York New York Send reprint requests ...
From Something Beginning with A
2008-05-23 22:05:00 Something Beginning with A This about the treatment of Autism in London UK . we do not need awareness or advocacy. we need Educational Action and Medical Help. Hannah poling caseFriday, 23 May 2008DAVID KIRBY AT UK PARLIAMENT TO SPEAK ABOUT AUTISM BESTSELLING AMERICAN AUTHORDAVID KIRBY TO SPEAK AT HOUSES OF PARLIAMENTBriefing by Journalist Who Covers Vaccine-Autism Debate is SponsoredBy Lord Robin Granville Hodgson, Baron Hodgson of ShropshireU.S. Journalist David Kirby, author of the award winning book “Evidence of Harm, Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic – A Medical Controversy,” will give a special briefing on this debate at the Houses of Parliament in London, on Wednesday, 4 June.Mr. Kirby will speak about recent legal, political and scientific developments in the United States in the ongoing vaccine-autism controversy. The briefing is open to Peers in the House of Lords, Members of Parliament, their Staff, members of the Media, and Invited Guests. It is sponsored...
We found very strong effects of advancing paternal age on the risk for auti
2008-05-23 04:42:00 Schizophrenia Risk and the Paternal Germ LineBy Dolores MalaspinaDolores Malaspina Paternal age at conception is a robust risk factor for schizophrenia. Possible mechanisms include de novo point mutations or defective epigenetic regulation of paternal genes. The predisposing genetic events appear to occur probabilistically (stochastically) in proportion to advancing paternal age, but might also be induced by toxic exposures, nutritional deficiencies, suboptimal DNA repair enzymes, or other factors that influence the fidelity of genetic information in the constantly replicating male germ line. We propose that de novo genetic alterations in the paternal germ line cause an independent and common variant of schizophrenia. Seminal findingsWe initially examined the relationship between paternal age and the risk for schizophrenia because it is well established that paternal age is the major source of de novo mutations in the human population, and most schizophrenia cases have no famil... More About: Strong , Effects
Vaccines, Mercury, and Autism - Is There a Link?
2008-05-23 04:02:00 At the very least, why not remove mercury and other toxic substances like aluminum, anti-freeze, and formaldehyde as preservatives from vaccinations; space out the schedule of shots, instead of giving so many at once; and delay giving some of the riskiest of them until infants are somewhat older? Vaccines , Mercury , and Autism – Is There a Link ?by Lewis Regenstein DIGG THISIn recent years, there has been an explosion of neurological disorders among children, the most serious of which is the crippling syndrome knows as autism.The dramatic increase in the incidence of autism has accompanied the more than tripling of the childhood vaccination schedule, and many parents have described how their perfectly normal, alert, intelligent, healthy infants suddenly regressed into an autistic state after receiving vaccination shots.Pediatricians and health officials have long ridiculed the claims of parents of thousands of autistic children, that vaccines appear to have played a role in...
Stanford conference RULE NEVER WARN ABOUT PATERNAL AGE CAUSING AUTISM WHY
2008-05-20 18:57:00 First Annual Autism Conference at Packard Children's and Stanford Brings Parents and Researchers Together Posted : Tue, 20 May 2008 16:12:08 GMT Author : Lucile Packard Children's Hospital PALO ALTO, Calif., May 20 Lucile-Packard-HospiPALO ALTO, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents of children with autism often grapple with a bewildering array of questions and choices: "Did I do something to cause the disorder? Could it be genetic? What is it like to be a child with autism? Are there new medications or therapies that might alleviate some of my child's symptoms?"On May 31, family members, caregivers and teachers of children with autism will have a unique opportunity to hear from researchers on the front line of the difficult disorder. 'Recent Advances in Autism Treatment and Research' is the first in what organizers from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University hope will be an annual event aimed at sharing the latest in autism research with the fam... More About: Rule
men 40 years and older were 5.75 times more likely to have a child with aut
2008-05-20 02:14:00 Fathering over 40Wednesday, November 01, 2006It's not just women who have to worry about having children over 40. New studies show that older dadscan contribute to birth disorders, also.By Lynne ThompsonMost people think that only women have to worry about the complications age brings to delivering ahealthy baby. But a number of disorders -- everything from birth defects to schizophrenia -- have also beenassociated with fathering over 40.The latest: autism. Emily Edelman, a genetic counselor at the Cleveland Clinic, quotes a recent study thatfound men 40 years and older were 5.75 times more likely to have a child with autism spectrum disorderthan men under 30. According to Edelman, the definition of advanced paternal age differs from study tostudy -- "some studies say somewhere between 40 to 50, some between 45 to 50." Experts aren't surewhy the risk increases.One theory is that as men age, there is an increase in genetic mutations in the sperm. Examples ofconditions caused by an ... More About: Child , Times , Years
Autism and Schizophrenia Linked
2008-05-19 00:01:00 Parenting > Autism and Schizophrenia Linked « Finding Music in Autism Autism and Schizophrenia LinkedMarch 31, 2008 04:36 PM ET | Nancy Shute | Permanent Link Could autism and schizophrenia be cousins? New research shows that people with schizophrenia have rare variations in genes that control brain development and that each person has a unique pattern of mutations. The finding is startlingly similar to new research on autism. Since April 2 is the first-ever World Autism Awareness Day, it's a good time to ponder what this odd conjunction says about building human brains—and, perhaps, how to fix them.Tolstoy famously wrote that happy families are all alike, but that each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Thomas Insel, a psychiatrist who heads the National Institute of Mental Health, calls the new understanding that disorders like schizophrenia and autism have unique origins in each person a "Tolstoy moment" in mental health. Until very recently, the theory on diseases li...
Neurofibromatosis Mean paternal age was 32.8 years significantly greater th
2008-05-18 23:13:00 American Journal of Medical GeneticsWhat is RSS?Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 169 - 176Published Online: 3 Jun 2005Copyright © 1984 Wiley-Liss, Inc., A Wiley CompanySave Title to My Profile Set E-Mail Alert The neurofibromatoses are a group of three genetically distinct but related disorders of the nervous system that cause tumors to grow around the nerves. Tumors begin in the cells that make up the myelin sheath, a thin membrane that envelops and protects nerve fibers, and often spread into adjacent areas. The type of tumor that develops depends on its location in the body and the kind of cells involved. The most common tumors are neurofibromas, which develop in the tissue surrounding peripheral nerves. Most tumors are non-cancerous, although occasionally they become cancerous over time.------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- ---The pathophysiology of neurofibromatosis: IX. Paternal age as a factor in the origin of new mutations Dr. Vincen... More About: Years
It is the AGE OF THE FATHERS IN THESE COUPLES THAT CAUSES AUTISM RATES TO S
2008-05-18 21:05:00 Births to women over age 40 soaring, and so is birth rateBy ANNE CONSTABLE The Santa Fe New MexicanArticle Launched: 05/18/2008 11:30:17 AM MDTSANTA FE, N.M.—Barton Bond is looking forward to coaching his son's football team. His wife, Joyce, can't wait to sew Halloween costumes when their children are old enough to go trick-or-treating. The Bonds sound like typical new parents, but they're not. They've been married 32 years, but have no other children. Barton has retired from one job and now teaches part-time at Central New Mexico Community College. Joyce is just two and a half years away from retirement from her job as marketing manager for the city of Santa Fe. More About: Autism , Fathers , Couples , Rates
From a Mother (Beetlemilk) a contributor to Yahoo Answers
2008-05-18 06:00:00 "There are many theories of the causes of autism, many are widely accepted some are controversial. Autism has been identified as having a genetic factor for many years now and have recently isolated a chromosome abnormality on chromosome 15 and 16. It is widely accepted that Autism is an autoimmune disorder and that is why vaccinations make autism worse in my opinion. An immunocompromised person can not handle the insult of the assault of the chemical makeup in the vaccine, hence the vaccine doesn't do what it is supposed to do in a select albeit small population of people. In these people it triggers a domino effect in which the body further attacks itself wreaking havoc on overall functioning. My son had a lot of healing after he went through chelation (ridding the body of the damage from vaccines). It bothers me when parents claim that their autistic child was cured through chelation. I don't believe you can be cured but the symptoms do lessen in intensity and duration, however... More About: Yahoo , Answers , Mother , Yahoo Answers , Yahoo!
A CAUSE OF AUTISM UNVIELED OLDER FATHERS!
2008-05-18 02:16:00 Average Paternal Age is Very High and In the Danger Zone for Offspring Average paternal age is very high. Fewer men are fathering babies in their 20s when risk for NEW genetic disorders due to sperm is very low. By 35 men are in the danger zone for having autistic, schizophrenic, Alzheimer's, cancer prone offspring. The numbers of offspring with neurodevelopmental disorders is rising along with the rise in average pateral age. What to do since no one warns the public. Any suggestions would be helpful. Also any ideas as to why, in 1994 the definition of autism was broadened from classical autism.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Are there 'risks' in being an older father?Whilst the average age of fathering a child is 32, recent figures from the UK's Office for National Statistics show that in 2004 more than 75,000 babies were born to fathers aged 40 and over - more than one in ten of all children born. Further, around 6,489 children a year are bo... More About: Autism , Fathers
Paternal Age, Schizophrenia, and Autism
2008-05-17 02:07:00 Paternal Age, Schizophrenia , and Autism http://clinpsyc.blogspot.com/2007/03/pate rnal-age-schizophrenia-and-autism.htmlA good chunk of studies have accumulated over the past few years (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) that show a strong link between increasing paternal (father’s) age and risk of schizophrenia in children. One researcher has described the link as follows:We found that paternal age explained over a quarter of the risk for schizophrenia in the population. At the time, people were skeptical. But the findings have been replicated many times now, and not a single study has failed to find this strong relationship between father's age and the risk for schizophrenia. And at this point, other explanations for the relationship have been ruled out, including social factors in the family, prenatal care, and parental psychiatric ailments. There simply seems to be a relationship between paternal age and schizophrenia risk. Wow – one quarter of the risk for schizophrenia explained by pate...
SICK MONKEYS: RESEARCH LINKS VACCINE LOAD, AUTISM SIGNS
2008-05-17 00:23:00 05/16/2008SICK MONKEYS: RESEARCH LINKS VACCINE LOAD, AUTISM SIGNSBY DAN OLMSTEDThe first research project to examine effects of the total vaccine load received by children in the 1990s has found autism-like signs and symptoms in infant monkeys vaccinated the same way. The study's principal investigator, Laura Hewitson from the University of Pittsburgh, reports developmental delays, behavior problems and brain changes in macaque monkeys that mimic "certain neurological abnormalities of autism."The findings are being reported Friday and Saturday at a major international autism conference in London.Although couched in scientific language, Hewitson's findings are explosive. They suggest, for the first time, that our closest animal cousins develop characteristics of autism when subjected to the same immunizations – such as the MMR shot -- and vaccine formulations – such as the mercury preservative thimerosal -- that American children received when autism diagnoses exploded in the 1... More About: Research , Vaccine , Autism , Links , Signs
Will They Report on The Most Robust Risk Factor for Non-Familial Autism Pat
2008-05-16 03:29:00 http://www.autism-insar.org/docs/IMFAR200 8_Program.pdf More About: Autism , Report , Risk , Factor
Walks, Galas, Runs, Bake Sales, Research on Genes for Autism All it would t
2008-05-14 16:58:00 AND TO CONCENTRATE ON A UNIVERSAL TEST OF INFANTS FOR MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERS BEFORE VACCINATION, A STRETCHED OUT VACCINATION SCHEDULE, ONLY REALLY NECESSARY VACCINES ETC TO CUT THE RISK OF AUTISM AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS.FAMILIAL AUTISM IS A MATTER OF STUDYING THE RISK FACTORS AND MAKING DECISIONS. THE PUBLIC ALSO NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN A FAMILY HISTORY OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS AND SUBSEQUENT AUTISM IN OFFSPRING.Genetic Links To Impaired Social Behavior In Autism ScienceDaily (May 14, 2008) — Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show profound deficits in social interactions and communications, and display repetitive behaviors and abnormal responses to sensory experiences. One aspect of an autistic child's impaired social abilities is their lack of affiliative behaviors, i.e., behaviors such as touching and hugging that strengthen social bonds. On May 15th, Biological Psychiatry is publishing an article that reports new findings on genetic ba... More About: Research , Sales , Runs , Walks
Commentary: Older father, autistic child
2008-05-13 23:10:00 Commentary: Older father, autistic childDate updated: November 20, 2006 Content provided by Harvard Health Publications CommentaryThe risk of autism rises in children with older fathers, according to a study based on a broad sample of the Israeli population and published in the September, 2006, issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.We've known for a long time that older women (over age 35) are much more likely to give birth to a child with Down syndrome. More recent studies have shown that older men are more likely to father a child who eventually develops schizophrenia. This research adds another serious disorder to the list.Autism's disabling features, which begin in early childhood, include abnormal social development, unusual behavior, and difficulty communicating. Language is usually impaired, sometimes severely. About two-thirds of autistic adults are mentally retarded, and most cannot live independently.The Archives study took advantage of Israel's extraordinarily co... More About: Commentary , Child , Father
Autism Speaks Walks and Fund Raising Do Not Prevent Autism -A Public Health
2008-05-13 22:40:00 Toys'R'Us Raises More than $1.5 Million to Benefit Autism Speaks Company's National Sponsorship of Autism Speaks Walk Now for Autism Program Continues as Store Associates Form Walk Teams from Coast-to-Coast More About: Health , Public , Public Health , Fund
Autism and Schizophrenia Linked
2008-05-13 19:27:00 Parenting > Autism and Schizophrenia Linked « Finding Music in Autism Autism and Schizophrenia LinkedMarch 31, 2008 04:36 PM ET | Nancy Shute | Permanent Link Could autism and schizophrenia be cousins? New research shows that people with schizophrenia have rare variations in genes that control brain development and that each person has a unique pattern of mutations. The finding is startlingly similar to new research on autism. Since April 2 is the first-ever World Autism Awareness Day, it's a good time to ponder what this odd conjunction says about building human brains—and, perhaps, how to fix them.Tolstoy famously wrote that happy families are all alike, but that each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Thomas Insel, a psychiatrist who heads the National Institute of Mental Health, calls the new understanding that disorders like schizophrenia and autism have unique origins in each person a "Tolstoy moment" in mental health. Until very recently, the theory on diseases li...
1976 rare infantile autism and childhood schizophrenia
2008-05-13 18:13:00 The genetics, if any, of infantile autism and childhood schizophrenia Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Publisher Springer Netherlands ISSN 0162-3257 (Print) 1573-3432 (Online) Issue Volume 6, Number 3 / September, 1976 Category Articles DOI 10.1007/BF01543463 Pages 209-234 PDF (1.5 MB) ArticlesThe genetics, if any, of infantile autism and childhood schizophreniaD. R. Hanson2 and I. I. Gottesman1(1) University of Minnesota, USA (2) Department of Psychology, McMaster University, L8S 4K1 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Abstract A critical examination of the data for and against genetic factors in early infantile autism and childhood schizophrenia is presented. The extreme rareness of both disorders made analysis difficult. No strong evidence exists implicating genetics in the development of childhood psychoses that begin before the age of 5. Family pedigree data fail to support psychogenic transmission because very few siblings of early onset cases are affected. Bi... More About: Childhood , Rare , Schizophrenia
Next summer, the court will hear a test case in which lawyers will argue th
2008-05-13 18:04:00 Court Hear s More Claims of Vaccine-Autism Link May 13, 2008WASHINGTON — The United States Court of Federal Claims began another hearing on Monday to decide whether a vaccine additive led thousands of children to become autistic.The hearing is the second in a series of three in which the court is considering whether the government should pay millions of dollars to the parents of some 4,800 autistic children. In this hearing, parents are claiming that thimerosal, a preservative that contains mercury, damaged their children’s brains. Thimerosal was removed from all routinely administered childhood vaccines by 2001. Every major study and scientific organization to examine the issue has found no link between vaccination and autism, but the parents and their advocates have persisted.The claims are being heard in a special court set up by Congress 20 years ago when a series of scares nearly crippled the vaccine industry. The hearing is expected to last two to three week... More About: Summer , Lawyers , Case , Test
David Kirby in the Huffington Post on Bernadine Healy on CBS news
2008-05-13 03:24:00 http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/05/12/c ouricandco/entry4090144.shtmlDavid Kirby Misery loves company, and so do controversial journalists. Dr. Bernadine Healy: Don't Dismiss Vaccine Link Post ed May 12, 2008 | 08:44 PM (EST) As someone who has come under, shall we say, "sniper fire" for refusing to concede that there is no link between vaccines and autism, I now have a semi tongue-in-cheek response to my once and future critics: "Go tell it to Dr. Healy."Tonight on CBS News , Sharyl Attkisson, (another reporter who questions the government's dismissal of any vaccine-autism link) conducted an extraordinary interview with "a powerful medical voice," who is "breaking ranks with her colleagues" on the autism contretemps: Dr. Bernadine Healy, former head of the National Institutes of Health.She was interviewed on the first day of the first test-case hearing in so-called Vaccine Court, on whether the mercury-based preservative thimerosal can cause autism. "I think public health of... More About: Huffington Post , The Huffington Post
Chris Dodd and Fred Thompson much older dads autism and schizophrenia are
2008-05-12 23:10:00 Older Dads on the Campaign TrailPosted October 17, 2007 | 10:12 AM (EST) ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------Re ad More: Autism , Chris Dodd, Fatherhood, Fred Thompson , Older Dads, Older Dads Health Risks, Older Dads Younger Wives, Presidents Fathers, Schizophrenia, Breaking Living News As ABC News has recently observed, the presidential campaign features a pair of older dads, one on each side of the aisle.On the left, it's Sen. Christopher Dodd, 63, who has two daughters, age 6 and 2, with his second wife Jackie Clegg Dodd. And on the right, Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee, 65, has two toddlers with his second wife, Jeri Kehn.Email Print Buzz up!on Yahoo!What exactly do we read in these tea leaves? First, that these two candidates mirror a demographic trend. Older fathers are on the rise. That's not too surprising. But here's the rub: the children of older fathers face particularly high risks of schizophrenia and autism. According to a g...
WHEN WILL THE PUBLIC LEARN THAT PATERNAL AGE IS A ROBUST CAUSE OF AUTISM?
More articles from this author:2008-05-12 17:14:00 WHO WILL INFORM THE PUBLIC?WHY ALL THIS AUTISM RESEARCH AND NO WARNING YET?READ THE ARTICLES AND ABTRACTS IN THIS BLOG FOR THE EVIDENCE THAT DE NOVO NON-FAMILIAL AUTISM RISK RISES WITH PATERNAL AGE. THE OLDER THE FATHER THE HIGHER THE RISK. FAMILY HISTORY OF MENTAL DISORDERS, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS RAISES THE RISK. MATERNAL GRANDFATHER'S AGE AT MOTHER'S BIRTH IS KEY IN DE NOVO AUTISM ESPECIALLY FRAGILE X"All genetic illnesses have their origin in a distant or recent mutation. Paternal age is an important determinant of mutation frequency in new germ cell mutation, causing both autosomal dominant and X-linked recessive illnesses. The role of other mutagenic factors is not the subject of this study. The results of my own research are supported by other information which indicates that the leading cause of genetic illness present in human populations is the ageing process in the male. Conceiving children by men younger than 35 years of age would prevent many genetic illnesses in future... More About: Autism , Public , Learn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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