Renal Disease in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

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  • WKY CHAN
چکیده

Laurence-Moon-Bardet -Biedl syndrome is a rare congenital disorder, inherited in the autosomal recessive mode. The syndrome is characterized by five cardinal features, namely obesity (83% of cases), mental retardation (80%), polydactyly (75%), retinitis pigmentosa (68%) and hypogeni tali sm (60%).1 Renal invo lvement wi th progressive deterioration in renal function was recognized as a major cause o f death.2,3 Renal disease was so frequently seen that some authors considered it as the sixth cardinal feature.4,5

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تاریخ انتشار 2000