title: End stage renal disease, differential diagnosis, a rare genetic disorder: bardet-biedl syndrome: case report and review.
abstract: End stage renal disease (ESRD) represents a clinical condition in which there is an irreversible loss of endogenous renal function. Both structural and functional abnormalities of the kidney are associated with increased morbidity, mortality. Bardet-Biedel syndrome (BBS) is one of the rare genetic disorders with prevalence of 1 in 1, 40,000-1 in 1,60,000 worldwide. ESRD in BBS patients is the final stage of the disease, increasing mortality in youth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, AP India.
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authors.lastname: Sowjanya
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authors.lastname: Sreenivasulu
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authors.lastname: Naidu
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authors.lastname: Sivaranjani