2193:"Pic shows: Luis Manuel, the overweight baby.nnA baby boy is already the weight of a nine-year-old because of a suspected rare condition.nnBaby Luis Manuel, 10 months, tips the scales at a mammoth 30 kilogrammes (four stone 10 lbs).nnDoctors have told his parents, from the city of Tecoman in the western Mexican state of Colima, that they fear the youngster may have Prader¿Willi syndrome (PWS).nnHis family have launched a fundraising appeal as they say they will not be able to afford medical treatment for their little boy if the diagnosis is confirmed.nnTreatment would consist of a series of hormone injections, with each one reportedly costing 10,000 MXN (404 GBP).nnLuis Manuel weighed a healthy 3.5 kilogrammes (7 pounds 11 ounces) at birth but rapidly began to put on weight.nnHis mother Isabel Pantoja said: "After only one month we noticed that clothes did not fit him and we had to dress him in clothes for a one-year-old, and even a two-year-old.nn"We saw our baby gain weight so fast. Sometimes, he could not sleep because he felt like he was suffocating due to his weight."nnDoctors say Luis Manuel is currently the normal weight for a nine-year-old boy even though he is still two months short of his first birthday.nnHe has undergone a series of tests and, although it has not yet been confirmed, doctors believe he might suffer from Prader-Willi syndrome.nnThe genetic disorder is due to a loss of function of specific genes which causes sufferers to feel constantly hungry, often leading to obesity and type 2 diabetes.nnDoctors in Tecoman say Luis Manuel would be the first ever recorded case of the condition in the city.nnMario Gonzalez, the boy's father, said he was worried about the health implications for his son.nnHe said: "In some cases, kids have died because of a heart attack due to being so overweight."nnThe family have opened a bank account to enable well-wishers to donate towards his care and people can also contact Isabel Pantoja on social media.nnMr Gonzalez said the appeal would keep a proper record so people could see their money was being spent on Luis Manuel's treatment.nn"All help given for him, small or big, is good for him," he said.nn(ends) 12:"CEN/Facebook
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