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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul;19(3):112-4.
doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.57108.

Renal transplant in a child with Bardet-Biedl syndrome: A rare cause of end-stage renal disease

A K Hooda  1 , S C Karan, J S Bishnoi, A Nandwani, T Sinha
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Renal transplant in a child with Bardet-Biedl syndrome: A rare cause of end-stage renal disease

A K Hooda et al. Indian J Nephrol. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare cause of renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy. It is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by retinitis pigmentosa, postaxial polydactyly, central obesity, mental retardation, hypogonadism, and renal involvement. We report the first successful renal transplant in a case of BBS from India.

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease; renal transplantation; retinal renal syndrome.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
(a) Polydactyly in upper limbs, (b) Polydactyly in lower limbs
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Figure 2
Obesity, hypogonadism, and scar of renal transplant surgery
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