Pakistani doctors are battling the odds to save a newborn baby suffering from a rare genetic condition that has left him with six legs, the Daily Mail reported.

The one-week-old boy is believed to be one half of parasitic twins.

His conjoined twin was born prematurely and not fully developed, which resulted in the second child having the extra legs, said Jamal Raza, Director of the National Institute of Child Health in Karachi.

Raza added that they were planning to operate on the boy and were considering asking for help from foreign experts with more experience in this disease's field, believed to afflict just one in one million babies.

(China.org.cn April 17, 2012)

据英国《每日邮报》报道，巴基斯坦医生正全力救治一名因患有罕见基因疾病而长出六条腿的新生儿。

这个只有一周大的男婴是寄生双胞胎之一。

巴国家儿童健康研究所所长扎马尔·拉扎表示，与其连在一起的胎儿早产且发育不完全，这才导致他多长了几条腿。

拉扎说，他们计划为该男婴手术，并考虑寻求有经验的外国专家的帮助。据悉，这种罕见病的发病率是百万分之一。