Polydactyly and obesity - the clinical manifestation of ciliopathy: a boy with Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Szmigielska, A.; Krzemień, G.ży.; Roszkowska-Blaim, M.; Obersztyn, E.
Developmental Period Medicine 20(2): 105-109
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1428-345X PMID: 27442694 Document Number: 686061
The prevalence of obesity in children is still rising all over the world. The most common reason for significant weight gain is a high-calorie diet and decreased physical activity. However, apart from environmental factors, genetic predisposition plays a crucial role in the pathomechanism of obesity. We present the case of a boy with pathological obesity and Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS). BBS is a ciliopathy, a heterogeneous group of rare disorders associated with defects in primary cilia. Other clinical signs and symptoms of BBS are: polydactyly, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, intellectual disability, rod-cone dystrophy, genitourinary and renal abnormalities. genetic factors of rapid weight gain should be taken into consideration in a child with obesity. Polydactyly can be associated with ciliopathy. A patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome requires multi-specialist care.
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