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Positional cloning of a novel gene on chromosome 16q causing Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS2).
Human molecular genetics - 1 Apr 2001
Nishimura D Y, Searby C C, Carmi R, Elbedour K, Van Maldergem L, Fulton A B, Lam B L, Powell B R, Swiderski R E, Bugge K E, Haider N B, Kwitek-Black A E, Ying L, Duhl D M, Gorman S W, Heon E, Iannaccone A, Bonneau D, Biesecker L G, Jacobson S G, Stone E M, Sheffield V C
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Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder with the primary clinical features of obesity, pigmented retinopathy, polydactyly, hypogenitalism, mental retardation and renal anomalies. Associated features of the disorder include diabetes mellitus, hypertension and congenital heart disease. There are six known BBS loci, mapping to chromosomes 2, 3, 11, 15, 16 and 20. The...
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