An unexpected finding: Younger fathers have a higher risk for offspring with chromosomal aneuploidies

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 466-472

  Steiner, Bernhard ^a   Masood, Rahim ^a   Rufibach, Kaspar ^b   Niedrist, Dunja ^a   Kundert, Oliver ^a   Riegel, Mariluce ^a   Schinzel, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SWISS; SWITZERLAND; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21; ADOLESCENT; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; FATHER; FEMALE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRISOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PATERNAL AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; TRISOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924658586     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.122     Document Type: Article

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