The abbreviations refer to Nova Scotia (NS), New Brunswick (NB) and Prince Edward Island (PEI). This study reports variants in BBS1 and BBS7 in patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome from the Canadian Maritime provinces. The genetics of BBS has been studied in Canada,[[1]] but is poorly characterized in the Canadian Maritimes, comprising the provinces of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB). [Extracted from the article]