Bardet‐Biedl and Laurence‐Moon syndromes in a mixed Arab population
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Genetics
- Vol. 33 (2) , 78-82
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0004.1988.tb03414.x
Abstract
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.,Keywords
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