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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E0DD1431F935A35755C0A9609C8B63

"For the gene that causes dwarfism, researchers found a 2 percent increase in the frequency of the mutation for each year of increasing age...[b]Other kinds of genetic defects did not increase with age[/b]. Aneuploidy, the abnormal number of chromosomes that causes [b]Down syndrome and various other genetic disorders, was no more common in the sperm of older men[/b]. [u]Age made no difference in sex chromosome abnormalities, which can cause [/u][b]sterility [b]and other physical or mental problems[/b][u]"

[b]So... older men have a higher chance of fathering a short child... chance of other genetic defects do not increase...[/quote][/b]

LOL! I love how you wrote "other" genetic defects in addition to being short, which you implied is a genetic defect. Lol, as a woman, I agree! [/quote]

Ok you mentioned all the physical things that aren't happening...[b]you failed to mention the studies that are showing that older dads are having kids with psychological problems like autism.[/[/b]quote]

The cited study actually explicitly mentions that "age made no difference in sex chromosome abnormalities, which can caus... mental problems" as highlighted above. Therefore, yes the cited study did address your concern and indicated that it should not be a concern.[/quote]

I think if you dig around you will find that these researchers are probably married to younger women and may not be the best folks to do this study. On top of that it was only done on a small sampling of men[/quote]

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