Bardet‐Biedl and Laurence‐Moon syndromes in a mixed Arab population
TI Farag, AHWS TEEBI - Clinical genetics, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
TI Farag, AHWS TEEBI
Clinical genetics, 1988•Wiley Online LibraryIn the Arab population of Kuwait of approximately 1.3 million, 26 cases in 15 families were
ascertained to have Bardet‐Biedl syndrome (20 cases in 13 families) or Laurence‐Moon
syndrome (6 cases in 2 families). The apparently increased frequency of these interrelated
autosomal recessive syndromes in Arabs is discussed in view of the high consanguinity rate
and large family size.,
ascertained to have Bardet‐Biedl syndrome (20 cases in 13 families) or Laurence‐Moon
syndrome (6 cases in 2 families). The apparently increased frequency of these interrelated
autosomal recessive syndromes in Arabs is discussed in view of the high consanguinity rate
and large family size.,
In the Arab population of Kuwait of approximately 1.3 million, 26 cases in 15 families were ascertained to have Bardet‐Biedl syndrome (20 cases in 13 families) or Laurence‐Moon syndrome (6 cases in 2 families). The apparently increased frequency of these interrelated autosomal recessive syndromes in Arabs is discussed in view of the high consanguinity rate and large family size.,
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