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Bardet‐Biedl and Laurence‐Moon syndromes in a mixed Arab population
Author(s) -
Farag Talaat I.,
TEEBI AHW S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1988.tb03414.x
Subject(s) - consanguinity , bardet–biedl syndrome , pediatrics , population , demography , medicine , genetics , biology , sociology , phenotype , gene
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.,