title: Bardet-Biedl syndrome and related disorders.
abstract: The Bardet-Beidl and Laurence-Moon syndromes are distinct entities. The nosology of five syndromes combining ocular and/or auditory defects, mental retardation, genital hypoplasia, obesity, and digital anomalies is reviewed. A 32-month-old boy had an unusual condition that may represent a sixth entity.
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005835:Genitalia / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis; D007849:Laurence-Moon Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities*