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Bardet–Biedl syndrome
Ciliopathic recessive genetic disorder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome" and "Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Bardet" redirect here. Not to be confused with Laurence–Moon syndrome.
Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a ciliopathic human genetic disorder that produces many effects and affects many body systems. It is characterized by rod/cone dystrophy, polydactyly, central obesity, hypogonadism, and kidney dysfunction in some cases.[2] Historically, slower mental processing has also been considered a principal symptom but is now not regarded as such.
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Bardet–Biedl syndrome | |
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Other names | Biedl-Bardet syndrome[1] |
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This condition is often inherited via autosomal recessive manner (including digenic recessive); but epigenetic phenomena also cause some of the variation seen in BBS. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics ![]() |
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