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Increased paternal age in CHARGE association
1 Dec 1996
Abstract excerpt
The acronym CHARGE refers to a non-random clustering of congenital malformations whose cause remains unknown. Here, we report on a series of 41 patients and find a significant increase in mean paternal age of birth of CHARGE patients (33.7 +/- 8 years) compared with the control population (30.8 +/- 5 years). In contrast, maternal age was not statistically different in patients and controls. These data suggest the...
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