Early diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome associated with obesity | Zendy

Н. Н. Волеводз | Zendy; I. A. Eremina | Zendy; Т. В. Семичева | Zendy

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Early diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome associated with obesity

Author(s) -

Н. Н. Волеводз,

I. A. Eremina,

Т. В. Семичева

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

obesity and metabolism

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.

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