Endometrial Carcinoma in a 26-Year-Old Patient with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

• Main Authors: Olga Grechukhina (Author), Gregory M. Gressel (Author), William Munday (Author), Serena Wong (Author), Alessandro Santin (Author), Alla Vash-Margita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is a rare genetic condition characterized by cognitive impairment, dysmorphism, central obesity, and diabetes mellitus, among other abnormalities. Although some of these characteristics are known independent risk factors for endometrial cancer and its precurso...