Bardet-Biedl syndrome
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Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) previously known as the Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome (LMBBS) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary condition.
Clinical features
The clinical spectrum includes
- retinal anomalies: similar to that of retinitis pigmentosa
- mental retardation
- renal structural anomalies
- polydactyly: often post-axial 4
- obesity: often truncal
- hypogonadism: in males
EtymologyHistory and etymology
It is named after:
- Arthur Biedl (1869-1933): Romano-Hungarian pathologist
- Georges Bardet: French physician
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