Article
[Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Kidney failure: a case report].
Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia - 1 Feb 2018
Tattoli Fabio, Falconi Daniela, Bottaro Chiara, Gherzi Maurizio, Marazzi Federico, Marengo Marita, Serra Ilaria, Tamagnone Michela, Formica Marco
Abstract excerpt
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is a rare multi-systemic disease with autosomal recessive transmission. BBS was at first considered to be homogeneous as for its genetics, but subsequent studies have shown an extensive gene variability. Currently, 21 genes (BBS1-21) present on different chromosomes have been mapped: these genes are responsible for BBS phenotypes and they show a great heterogeneity of mutations.The...
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