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Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of Bardet-Biedl syndrome in Chinese patients.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 8 Apr 2024
Gao Shiyang, Zhang Qianwen, Ding Yu, Wang Libo, Li Zhiying, Hu Feihan, Yao Ru-En, Yu Tingting, Chang Guoying, Wang Xiumin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a type of non-motile ciliopathy. To date, 26 genes have been reported to be associated with BBS. However, BBS is genetically heterogeneous, with significant clinical overlap with other ciliopathies, which complicates diagnosis. Disability and mortality rates are high in BBS patients; therefore, it is urgent to improve our understanding of BBS. Thus, our study aimed to...
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