Diseases

Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; POLYDACTYLY; OBESITY; MENTAL RETARDATION; hypogenitalism; renal dysplasia; and short stature. This syndrome has been distinguished as a separate entity from LAURENCE-MOON SYNDROME. (From J Med Genet 1997 Feb;34(2):92-8)

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An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; POLYDACTYLY; OBESITY; MENTAL RETARDATION; hypogenitalism; renal dysplasia; and short stature. This syndrome has been distinguished as a separate entity from LAURENCE-MOON SYNDROME. (From J Med Genet 1997 Feb;34(2):92-8)

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5 entry terms
  • Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
  • Bardet Biedl Syndrome
  • Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Bardet-Biedl
  • Syndrome, Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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note entry term: do not confuse with LAURENCE-MOON SYNDROME

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2000

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  • Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (1966-1999)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020788. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020788
  2. Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardet%E2%80%93Biedl_syndrome
  3. Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1678281