W. Stiggelbout has written:

'The (Laurence Moon) Bardet Biedl syndrome' -- subject(s): Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome

They are partially blind, have extra fingers and/or toes, has obesity, and has trouble with learning.

One becomes morbidly obese by chronically ingesting more than one metabolizes. There are genetic syndromes where one can be morbidly obese. These include Prader Willi syndrome and Bardet Biedl Syndrome, Cohen syndrome, others.

People affected with BBS can easily live up to 50 yrs. According to CIA World Factbook 2010, the life expectancy of BBS sufferers in Lithuania is 70 years for men and 80 years for women.

Arthur Biedl died in 1931.