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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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Vestergaard, M., Mork, A., Madsen, K.M. et al. Paternal Age and Epilepsy in the Offspring. Eur J Epidemiol 20, 1003–1005 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-005-4250-2
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