Laurence-moon-biedl syndrome

Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome see Bardet-Biedl syndrome
LCA see Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
LCAD see Fatty Acid Oxidation disorders
LCH see Histiocytosis
LCHAD see Fatty Acid Oxidation disorders
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Very rare genetic disorders, including Froehlich syndrome in boys, Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome, cause obesity.
Abnormalities or injury to the hypothalamus gland can cause obesity.

Retinitis pigmentosa commonly accompanies other hereditary disorders in several distinct syndromes, most commonly the Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, typified by visual destruction (from retinitis pigmentosa), obesity, mental retardation, polydactyly, ...

Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy
Carpenter syndrome
Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (chondroectodermal dysplasia)
Familial polydactyly
Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
Trisomy 13
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* Micropenis (microphallus) -Defined as stretched penis length shorter than 2 standard deviations below the mean for gestational age -Associated with Prader-Willi, Kallmann Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, and growth hormone deficiency
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Medications (eg, corticosteroids, antidepressants, and antipsychotics)
Underactive thyroid
Cushing's disease
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Froehlich's syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome ...

in the medical literature regarding the difference between Laurence-Moon Syndrome and Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. Some researchers believe that Bardet-Biedl Syndrome is a subdivision of Laurence-Moon Syndrome which they term "Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome.

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