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Bardet-Biedl syndrome
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English
Etymology
Named after Georges Bardet and Arthur Biedl.
Proper noun
A ciliopathic human genetic disorder characterized principally by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, hypogonadism, and renal failure in some cases.
Synonyms
en BBS
Hypernyms
historical en Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome no longer a valid classification
Coordinate terms
en McKusick-Kaufman syndrome,MKS,MKKS Laurence-Moon syndrome,LMS Alström syndrome MORM syndrome Usher syndrome
Derived terms
en BBS BBSome
Translations
French: fr syndrome de Bardet-Biedl m
en eponyms