Where genotype is not predictive of phenotype: towards an understanding of the molecular basis of reduced penetrance in human inherited disease

DN Cooper, M Krawczak, C Polychronakos… - Human genetics, 2013 - Springer
Some individuals with a particular disease-causing mutation or genotype fail to express
most if not all features of the disease in question, a phenomenon that is known as 'reduced …

Genome-wide association studies of obesity and metabolic syndrome

T Fall, E Ingelsson - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2014 - Elsevier
Until just a few years ago, the genetic determinants of obesity and metabolic syndrome were
largely unknown, with the exception of a few forms of monogenic extreme obesity. Since …

A systematic review of genetic syndromes with obesity

Y Kaur, RJ De Souza, WT Gibson, D Meyre - Obesity Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Syndromic monogenic obesity typically follows Mendelian patterns of inheritance and
involves the co‐presentation of other characteristics, such as mental retardation, dysmorphic …

Bardet-Biedl syndrome: current perspectives and clinical outlook

A Melluso, F Secondulfo, G Capolongo… - … and Clinical Risk …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Bardet Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare inherited disorder considered a model of
non-motile ciliopathy. It is in fact caused by mutations of genes encoding for proteins mainly …

Genetics of human Bardet–Biedl syndrome, an updates

SA Khan, N Muhammad, MA Khan, A Kamal… - Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS) is an autosomal recessive multisystemic human genetic
disorder characterized by six major defects including obesity, mental retardation, renal …

Copy-number variation contributes to the mutational load of Bardet-Biedl syndrome

A Lindstrand, S Frangakis, CMB Carvalho… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a defining ciliopathy, notable for extensive allelic and
genetic heterogeneity, almost all of which has been identified through sequencing. Recent …

Update on the genetics of bardet-biedl syndrome

O M'hamdi, I Ouertani… - Molecular …, 2014 - karger.com
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by retinal
dystrophy, obesity, postaxial polydactyly, learning disabilities, renal involvement, and male …

Bardet–Biedl syndrome: Genetics, molecular pathophysiology, and disease management

S Priya, S Nampoothiri, P Sen… - Indian journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Primary cilia play a key role in sensory perception and various signaling pathways. Any
defect in them leads to group of disorders called ciliopathies, and Bardet–Biedl syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Bardet–Biedl syndrome: is it only cilia dysfunction?

R Novas, M Cardenas-Rodriguez, F Irigoín, JL Badano - FEBS letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a genetically heterogeneous, pleiotropic disorder,
characterized by both congenital and late onset defects. From the analysis of the mutational …

Critical review of bariatric surgical outcomes in patients with Prader‐Willi syndrome and other hyperphagic disorders

MG Gantz, DJ Driscoll, JL Miller, JB Duis, MG Butler… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to review bariatric procedure outcomes among patients
with Prader‐Willi syndrome (PWS), melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) mutations, Bardet‐Biedl …