"Laurence-Moon Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D007849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.617.500 C16.131.077.509
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| Concept/Terms |
Laurence-Moon Syndrome- Laurence-Moon Syndrome
- Laurence Moon Syndrome
- Syndrome, Laurence-Moon
- Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome
- Laurence Moon Biedl Syndrome
- Syndrome, Laurence-Moon-Biedl
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The ovo gene required for cuticle formation and oogenesis in flies is involved in hair formation and spermatogenesis in mice. Genes Dev. 1998 Nov 01; 12(21):3452-63.