Audiological Profile in Laurencemoon Biedl Syndrome: A Case Study

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  • Tulsi Sao
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Laurence-Moon Biedl (LMB) syndrome is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, characterized by structural and functional abnormalities of organs [1]. This syndrome was first described by Laurence and Moon in 1866 [2]. This syndrome is also called Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) as Bardet and Biedl added additional polydactyly feature [3]. The estimated incidence is 1:160,000 in northern European populations and 1:13,500 in some Arab populations as reported [3]. The sex ratio of LMB syndrome is 1.3:1[4]. This syndrome share many clinical features but mainly characterized by varying degrees of hearing impairment, mental retardation, obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, extra digits on the hands and feet [2,5]. Previous literature reported that LMB syndrome may have normal hearing sensitivity, conductive hearing loss or sensorineural hearing loss [6].

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تاریخ انتشار 2017