Genetic diseases can be congenital or acquired?

Patient's question:

No

Doctor's answer:

A genetic disease refers to a disease that is entirely or partially determined by genetic factors, often congenital, but can also develop later in life. Examples include Down syndrome, polydactyly (polydactyl), congenital deafness and mute, hemophilia, etc. These genetic diseases are entirely determined by genetic factors to cause illness, and symptoms may not appear until a certain time after birth. Sometimes it takes several years, even decades, for the symptoms to become apparent.