Congenital Malformations in Children of Mothers Aged 42 and Over
- 1 May 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature
- Vol. 181 (4622), 1545-1546
- https://doi.org/10.1038/1811545a0
Abstract
Part of the maternal age effect is attributable to new mutations due to ionizing radiation (natural and artificial), and the greater accumulation of such doses in older parents could account for higher incidence of malformation in their offspring.Keywords
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