The most severely afflicted children may be severely deaf, suffer heart problems and kidney abnormalities. |
Some have surgery for abnormalities that would never lead to invasive cancer. |
A postmortem on Mr Taylor revealed no abnormalities with his health and there were no traces of alcohol in his body. |
Genetic factors such as parental chromosome abnormalities are a major known cause which should be looked for. |
These abnormalities are caused by defects in the genes that tell the cells how to make collagen. |
Some experts also say that cleft lip and palate may be a marker for a multitude of severe congenital abnormalities. |