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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Hypothalamic Diseases > Laurence-Moon Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Abnormalities, Multiple > Laurence-Moon Syndrome

Preferred term

Laurence-Moon Syndrome  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Laurence Moon Biedl Syndrome
  • Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Laurence-Moon-Biedl

Note

  • note entry term: do not confuse with LAURENCE-MOON-BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME see BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME

Scope note

  • An autosomal recessive condition characterized by hypogonadism; spinocerebellar degeneration; MENTAL RETARDATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; and OBESITY. This syndrome was previously referred to as Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome until BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME was identified as a distinct entity. (From N Engl J Med. 1989 Oct 12;321(15):1002-9)

History note

  • 2000 (1966)

In other languages

  • Laurence-Moonin oireyhtymä

    Finnish

  • Laurence-Moon
  • Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedlin oireyhtymä
  • Laurence-Moon-Biedl
  • Laurence-Moon-Biedlin oireyhtymä
  • Laurence-Moon-Biedlin syndrooma
  • Laurence-Moonin syndrooma
  • syndroma Laurence-Moon
  • syndroma Laurence-Moon-Biedl
  • Laurence-Moons syndrom

    Swedish

  • Laurence-Moon-Biedls syndrom

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007849

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