What is the reason for deformities in children?
Dr IC Verma
Sr. Consultant and Head, Department of Medical Genetics,
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,
New Delhi
Sr. Consultant and Head, Department of Medical Genetics,
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,
New Delhi
Q: What is the reason behind children being born with physical deformities and with mental deficiency/problem?
A:These are very general questions. For both there are many causes, ranging from genetic factors ( many disorders) to environmental factors like rubella infection in the mother which gets transmitted to the foetus.