Table 1

Features of the patients in the families described by various groups

AuthorsLaurence–MoonBardetBiedlSolis-Cohen WeissAlström
No of patients in the family 4 2 2 4 3
No of patients with features:
Retinal dystrophy42243
 Obesity22243
 Hypogenitalism42231
 Polydactyly2220
 Brachydactyly2230
 Short stature320
 Mental retardation4240
 Diabetes mellitus13
 Nerve deafness3
 Renal disease12
 Paraplegia30
  • — = not described; 0 = not found.