Fathers' age, lifestyle associated with birth defects

Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 18:10 in Health & Medicine

A growing body of research is revealing associations between birth defects and a father's age, alcohol use and environmental factors, say researchers. They say these defects result from epigenetic alterations that can potentially affect multiple generations.

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