Bardet-Biedl syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after Georges Bardet and Arthur Biedl.

Proper noun

Bardet-Biedl syndrome

A ciliopathic human genetic disorder characterized principally by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, hypogonadism, and renal failure in some cases.

Synonyms

BBS

Hypernyms

(historical) Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome (no longer a valid classification)

Coordinate terms

McKusick-Kaufman syndrome / MKS / MKKS
Laurence-Moon syndrome / LMS
Alström syndrome
MORM syndrome
Usher syndrome

Derived terms

BBS
BBSome

Translations

Translations

French: syndrome de Bardet-Biedl m

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