Greater rates of mitochondrial mutations discovered in children born to older mothers

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 12:01 in Health & Medicine

The discovery of a 'maternal age effect' could be used to predict the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA mutations in maternal egg cells -- and the transmission of these mutations to children. These mutations cause more than 200 diseases and contribute to others such as diabetes, cancer, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.

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