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Bardet-Biedl syndrome in Denmark--report of 13 novel sequence variations in six genes.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2010
Hjortshøj Tina Duelund, Grønskov Karen, Philp Alisdair R, Nishimura Darryl Y, Riise Ruth, Sheffield Val C, Rosenberg Thomas, Brøndum-Nielsen Karen
Abstract excerpt
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by retinal dystrophy, polydactyly, obesity, learning disabilities, renal involvement, and male hypogenitalism. BBS is genetically heterogeneous with mutations of 14 genes, accounting for approximately 70% of cases. Triallelic inheritance has been suggested in about 5% of cases. Forty-nine unrelated BBS patients were screened for mutations...
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