Article
[Daltonism and the genetics of aging].
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie III, Sciences de la vie - 1 Apr 2001
Schächter F, Foulon M, Poulain M
Abstract excerpt
In order to test whether mutations giving rise to color vision deficiencies are more frequently inherited from older fathers, an exhaustive screening of births in the Namur region has allowed to isolate a sample of 225 descending sons of maternal grandfathers who were older than 45 years at their daughter's birth. The incidence of color vision defects was compared between this set of cases and three control...
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