Intrafamilial variation of the phenotype in Bardet-Biedl syndrome

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 378-385

  Riise, Ruth ^a   Andréasson, Sten ^b   Borgström, Margareta K ^c   Wright, Alan F ^d   Tommerup, Niels ^e   Rosenberg, Thomas ^e   Tornqvist, Kristina ^b  

^a Central Hospital of Hedmark   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE FUNDUS; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PARAPLEGIA; PHENOTYPE; POLYDACTYLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DYSTROPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SIBLING;

EID: 0030905177     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.5.378     Document Type: Article

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