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Identification of 11 novel mutations in eight BBS genes by high-resolution homozygosity mapping.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2010
Harville H M, Held S, Diaz-Font A, Davis E E, Diplas B H, Lewis R A, Borochowitz Z U, Zhou W, Chaki M, MacDonald J, Kayserili H, Beales P L, Katsanis N, Otto E, Hildebrandt F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is primarily an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by the five cardinal features retinitis pigmentosa, postaxial polydactyly, mental retardation, obesity and hypogenitalism. In addition, renal cysts and other anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract can be present. To date, mutations in 12 BBS genes as well as in MKS1 and CEP290 have been identified as causing BBS....
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