Following health risks in child can be expected in children of advanced age fathers.

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Risk increases steadily with paternal age, particularly after age 50.
• Schizophrenia: Risk doubles for children of fathers over 45.
• Bipolar disorder: Slightly increased risk in children of older fathers.
• Cancers: Slightly higher risk of leukemia and some brain cancers.
• Birth defects: Rare but increased risk of conditions like dwarfism and Apert syndrome, due to new (de novo) mutations in sperm DNA.

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