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High prevalence of Bardet-Biedl syndrome in La Réunion Island is due to a founder variant in ARL6/BBS3.
Clinical genetics - 1 Aug 2020
Gouronc Aurélie, Zilliox Vincent, Jacquemont Marie-Line, Darcel Françoise, Leuvrey Anne-Sophie, Nourisson Elsa, Antin Manuela, Alessandri Jean-Luc, Doray Bérénice, Gueguen Paul, Payet Frédérique, Randrianaivo Hanitra, Stoetzel Corinne, Scheidecker Sophie, Flodrops Hugues, Dollfus Hélène, Muller Jean
Abstract excerpt
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare ciliopathy with variable retinal dystrophy, polydactyly, renal abnormalities, obesity, cognitive impairment, and hypogonadism. Biallelic pathogenic variants have been identified in 24 genes, leading to BBS in an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. In this study, we investigated a cohort of 16 families (20 individuals) presenting with typical BBS originating from La...
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