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Diagnosis and genetic analysis of a case with Bardet-Biedl syndrome caused by compound heterozygous mutations in the BBS12 gene.
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 20 Oct 2022
Shen Yan-Ting, Ling Yan, Lu Zhi-Qiang, Li Xiao-Mu, Bian Hua, Yan Hong-Mei, Xia Ming-Feng, Chang Xin-Xia, Jiang Jing-Jing, Zhang Jing, Gao Xin
Abstract excerpt
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare autosomal recessive ciliopathy, which is caused by mutations mainly in genes encoding BBSome complex and IFT complex. Here, we reported a 21-year-old female with BBS characterized by three primary features including obesity, retinitis pigmentosa sine pigmento and bilateral renal cysts. She also had some secondary features such as diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic fatty liver...
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