TCE-exposed fathers pass genetic damage to kids, grandkids
This news is not good:
To be fair, we should mention this news came in the form of a symposium announcement rather than as a breaking investigative story. The symposium is being organized by Gladys Friedler, Ph.D., of Boston University School of Medicine and is entitled The Father and Fetus Revisited. You can read more about it here.
ScienceDaily (Feb. 21, 2008) — The consequence of maternal exposure to a variety of potentially toxic agents during pregnancy remains the prime focus of concern in scientific endeavors and in society at large.We already know that TCE-exposure, even at low levels, can cause permanent genetic damage. The notion that this damage is passed along by TCE-exposed fathers to subsequent generations has staggering public health implications for millions of Americans.
However, there is now mounting evidence that paternal exposure can also adversely affect fetal and postnatal development of offspring and that this imprint can be expressed in subsequent generations.
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The reported impact on offspring outcome includes low birth weight; increase in childhood cancers; developmental, behavioral, endocrine abnormalities and cross-generational effects.
To be fair, we should mention this news came in the form of a symposium announcement rather than as a breaking investigative story. The symposium is being organized by Gladys Friedler, Ph.D., of Boston University School of Medicine and is entitled The Father and Fetus Revisited. You can read more about it here.