Which type of disease causes abnormalities from birth, owing to gene mutation and also leads to colour blindness, Down's syndrome, cleft lip or palate?
Congenital diseases
This disease occurs at birth or even before birth. The incidence is 2-5% in newborn. The percentage of congenital disease related to genetic or chromosome defects was 60-70%. The other 30% of etiology was unknown. It can be categorized into chromosome disorders, congenital anomalies (malformations), inherited metabolic disorders and rare diseases