Common genetic disease linked to father's age (EurekAlert, 6 June 2013) (1)

10 Jun 2013

A study of the genetic disease Noonan Syndrome published in The American Journal of Human Genetics suggests that the de novo paternal mutation in the spermatogonial sperm cell may convey an advantage that allows them to increase in frequency, producing more mutated sperm in an age-dependent manner.