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ArticleMedical research archives2017

Keeping an Eye on Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of the Role of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Genes in the Eye.

Katie Weihbrecht, Wesley A Goar, Thomas Pak, Janelle E Garrison, Adam P DeLuca, Edwin M Stone, Todd E Scheetz, Val C Sheffield

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Article in Medical research archives, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katie WeihbrechtDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Wesley A GoarDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Thomas PakDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Janelle E GarrisonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Adam P DeLucaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Edwin M StoneDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Todd E ScheetzDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Val C SheffieldDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007337 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GEYER, PAMELA K., LENTZ, STEVEN R · 1985 to 2020
$15.9M
Treatment of a Complex Retinal Degenerative SyndromeR01EY011298 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SHEFFIELD, VAL C. · 1996 to 2017
$7.3M
Stem Cell and Organoid CoreP30EY025580 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Budd A Tucker · 2016 to 2026
$6.9M
Interdisciplinary approach to retinal disease gene identificationR01EY017168 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SHEFFIELD, VAL C. · 2007 to 2017
$5.9M
PREDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN GENETICST32GM008629 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI EBERL, DANIEL F · 1997 to 2021
$4.1M
Role of Neural Progenitor Cells in the Development of Neonatal HydrocephalusR01NS083543 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SHEFFIELD, VAL C. · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY025580NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011298NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017168NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007337NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008629NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS083543
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Upwards of 90% of individuals with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) display rod-cone dystrophy with early macular involvement. BBS is an autosomal recessive, genetically heterogeneous, pleiotropic ciliopathy for which 21 causative genes have been discovered to date. In addition to retinal degeneration, the cardinal features of BBS include obesity, cognitive impairment, renal anomalies, polydactyly, and hypogonadism. Here, we review the genes, proteins, and protein complexes involved in BBS and the BBS model organisms available for the study of retinal degeneration. We include comprehensive lists for all known BBS genes, their known phenotypes, and the model organisms available. We also review the molecular mechanisms believed to lead to retinal degeneration. We provide an overview of the mode of inheritance and describe the relationships between BBS genes and Joubert syndrome, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Senior-Løken syndrome, and non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa. Finally, we propose ways that new advances in technology will allow us to better understand the role of different BBS genes in retinal formation and function.

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Bardet-Biedl syndromeBBSomeblindnessciliopathyeyeJoubert syndromeLeber Congenital Amaurosisnyctalopiaphotoreceptorretinal degenerationSenior-Løken syndrome

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PMID29457131
PMCPMC5814251
OpenAlexW2769989706

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