Carrier frequency of two BBS2 mutations in the Ashkenazi population.

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Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is known to be caused by numerous mutations that occur in at least 15 of the BBS genes. As the disease follows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance, carrier screening can be performed for at-risk couples, but the number of potential mutation sites to screen can be daunting. Ethnic studies can help to narrow this range by highlighting mutations that are present at higher...

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