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[Algorithm for the molecular analysis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome in Spain].
Medicina clinica - 21 Aug 2015
Castro-Sánchez Sheila, Álvarez-Satta María, Pereiro Inés, Piñeiro-Gallego M Teresa, Valverde Diana
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a multisystemic genetic disorder, which is not widespread among the Caucasian population, characterized by a highly variable phenotype and great genetic heterogeneity. BBS belongs to a group of diseases called ciliopathies, caused by defects in the structure and/or function of cilia. Due to the diagnostic complexity of the syndrome, the objective of this...
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