But our study shows the same thing to be true with fathers — his lifestyle, and how old he is, can be reflected in molecules that control gene function, in this way, a father can affect not only his immediate offspring, but future generations as well.

Joanna Kitlinska

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This new field of inherited paternal epigenetics needs to be organized into clinically applicable recommendations and lifestyle alternations, and to really understand the epigenetic influences of a child, we need to study the interplay between maternal and paternal effects, as opposed to considering each in isolation.

Joanna Kitlinska

Up to 75 percent of children with FASD have biological fathers who are alcoholics, suggesting that preconceptual paternal alcohol consumption negatively impacts their offspring.

Joanna Kitlinska