• A collection of autosomal recessive syndromes with similar phenotypes associated with mutations in at least one BBS gene. Clinical characteristics of this genetically heterogenous syndrome may include, but are not limited to, obesity, diabetes, hand anomalies, retinal dystrophy, genital anomalies, developmental delay, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia.
  NICHD Pediatric Terminology
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; POLYDACTYLY; OBESITY; MENTAL RETARDATION; hypogenitalism; renal dysplasia; and short stature. This syndrome has been distinguished as a separate entity from LAURENCE-MOON SYNDROME. (From J Med Genet 1997 Feb;34(2):92-8)
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
• An autosomal recessive inherited syndrome caused by mutations in at least fourteen different genes, called BBS genes. It is characterized by loss of vision, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, polydactyly, intellectual disability, genital organs abnormalities, and delayed development of motor skills.
  NCI
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is an inherited condition that affects many parts of the body. People with this syndrome have progressive visual impairment due to cone-rod dystrophy; extra fingers or toes (polydactyly); truncal obesity; decreased function of the male gonads (hypogonadism); kidney abnormalities; and learning difficulties....
  NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences