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Sequence variants in different genes underlying Bardet-Biedl syndrome in four consanguineous families.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Dec 2023
Ali Amjad, Abdullah, Bilal Muhammad, Mis Emily Kathryn, Lakhani Saquib Ali, Ahmad Wasim, Ullah Imran
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BACKGROUND: Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is a rare (1:13,500-1-160,000) heterogeneous congenital disorder, characterized by postaxial polydactyly, obesity, hypogonadism, rod-cone dystrophy, cognitive impairment, and renal abnormalities (renal cystic dysplasia, anatomical malformation). To date about twenty-five genes have been identified to cause BBS, which accounts for about 80% of BBS diagnosis. METHODS: In the...
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