Johns Hopkins Medicine: Changes in Father's Sperm Linked to Autistic Traits in Their Children, Small Preliminary Study Suggests
April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release:
Among families with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Johns Hopkins University researchers say they have found a link between chemical "marks" on DNA in the sperm of fathers and autistic traits in their 3-year-old children.
The research, reported April 27 in Molecular Psychiatry, adds to mounting evidence that the so-called epigenome influences t . . .
Among families with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Johns Hopkins University researchers say they have found a link between chemical "marks" on DNA in the sperm of fathers and autistic traits in their 3-year-old children.
The research, reported April 27 in Molecular Psychiatry, adds to mounting evidence that the so-called epigenome influences t . . .