Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome
Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome (lo-rĕns moon bee-d'l) n. an autosomal recessive condition characterized by obesity, short stature, learning disabilities, retinitis pigmentosa, and, more variably, impaired gonad development. [ J. Z. Laurence (1830–74), British ophthalmologist; R. C. Moon (1844–1914), US ophthalmologist; A. Biedl (1869–1933), Austrian physician]
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