Some of these features are shared with other genetic syndromes.
About one in five with genetic syndromes remain untreatable, he said.
While no genetic syndrome is capable of being cured, treatments are available for some symptoms.
Certain genetic syndromes also increase the risk of developing colon cancer.
The baby may have a set of abnormalities known as "genetic syndrome".
However, for many genetic syndromes there is treatment available to manage the symptoms.
At this moment, 97 genetic syndromes have been associated with different kinds of polydactyly.
The group works to educate the public, pay for research and provide support to the families of people with this potentially deadly genetic syndrome.
There are some genetic syndromes, in which hearing loss is one of the known characteristics.
The clinical similarities between the individuals resulted in the classification of a new genetic syndrome.