Open AccessEarly diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome associated with obesity
Author(s) -
Н Н Волеводз,
Ирина Александровна Еремина,
Т. В. Семичева
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
ožirenie i metabolizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2306-5524
pISSN - 2071-8713
DOI - 10.14341/omet2008139-43
Subject(s) - bardet–biedl syndrome , polydactyly , medicine , ciliopathy , obesity , pediatrics , disease , retinitis pigmentosa , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , genetics , biology , ophthalmology , retinal , gene , anatomy , phenotype
One of the urgent problems of modern health care is the increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents. Late diagnosis and delayed initiation of treatment lead to serious complications such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus. At present there are quite rare syndromes associated with obesity: Prader-Willi syndrome, Bardet-Biedl, Alström. Bardet-Biedl syndrome, - a disease characterized by obesity central origin, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, mental retardation, hypogonadism, and renal dysfunction.