Maternal age
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Praxis Press) Advancing maternal age has been linked to a child's subsequent risk of type 1 diabetes, but most studies have not used genetically related siblings. Bingley and colleagues studied the interactive effects of parental age and birth order on childhood development of type 1 diabetes in a cohort of 1,375 families with at least one diabetic child. The risk of diabetes in offspring increased by 25% and 9% for each 5-year increment in maternal and paternal age, respecti
The Scientist Staff
Aug 16, 2000
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (