Article
Clinical and genetic characterization of Bardet-Biedl syndrome in Tunisia: defining a strategy for molecular diagnosis.
Clinical genetics - 1 Feb 2014
M'hamdi O, Redin C, Stoetzel C, Ouertani I, Chaabouni M, Maazoul F, M'rad R, Mandel J L, Dollfus H, Muller J, Chaabouni H
Abstract excerpt
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS, OMIM 209900) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, post axial polydactyly, cognitive impairment, renal anomalies and hypogonadism. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive clinical and molecular analysis of a cohort of 11 Tunisian BBS consanguineous families in order to give insight into clinical and genetic spectrum and the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
