What is bardet biedl syndrome?

Bardet-Biedl: Bardet-biedl syndrome is a disorder that affects many parts of the body. The signs and symptoms of this condition vary among affected individuals, even among members of the same family. There can be: vision loss, obesity, extra fingers, delayed speech, delayed development of motor skill, dental abnormalities, behavioral problems, and others.

BBS: Genetic disorder characterized by obesity, polydactyly, retinitis pigmentosa, hypogonadism & renal failure. Some develop mr.

Wow: I have to think back to medical school- best to review with a pediatrician- it is a syndrome that has many characteristic, which can have degrees of severity and may or may not exist among those affected- in other words, not all affected are necessarily alike-: it is genetic, obesity, mental deficiencies, blindness, problems with kidney function, problems with gonads, extra fingers, diabetes, wea.

Genetic disorder: There is an excellent discussion of this disorder and its many possible manifestations in wikepedia.

Genetic: Bardet-biedl is a common phenotype seen with mutations in any of several different genes. Patients tend to be obese, often with learning troubles, retinitis pigjmentosa, maybe polydactyly, maybe hypogonadism, some other birth defects maybe. It's not curable but the symptoms can be treated & patients can be quite happy.