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Diseases » Barakat syndrome » Summary

What is Barakat syndrome?

Contents

Barakat syndrome: Introduction
Prognosis
Other names for Barakat syndrome
What causes Barakat syndrome?
What are the symptoms of Barakat syndrome?
Can anyone else get Barakat syndrome?
How is it treated?
Barakat syndrome: Introduction

What is Barakat syndrome?

Barakat syndrome: A rare condition characterized by deafness, kidney disease and insufficiency parathyroid hormone production.

Barakat syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Barakat syndrome, or a subtype of Barakat syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Barakat syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Barakat syndrome: Introduction

How serious is Barakat syndrome?

Complications of Barakat syndrome: see complications of Barakat syndrome

What causes Barakat syndrome?

Causes of Barakat syndrome: see causes of Barakat syndrome

What are the symptoms of Barakat syndrome?

Symptoms of Barakat syndrome: see symptoms of Barakat syndrome

Complications of Barakat syndrome: see complications of Barakat syndrome

Can anyone else get Barakat syndrome?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Barakat syndrome

Barakat syndrome: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Barakat syndrome.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Barakat syndrome.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Barakat syndrome: see treatments for Barakat syndrome
Research for Barakat syndrome: see research for Barakat syndrome

Name and Aliases of Barakat syndrome

Main name of condition: Barakat syndrome

Other names or spellings for Barakat syndrome:

nephrosis-deafness-hypoparathyroidism, deafness-nephrosis-hypoparathyroidism, Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness, and renal dysplasia, HDR syndrome, Nephrosis, nerve deafness, and hypoparathyroidism

HDR syndrome, Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness, and renal dysplasia, Nephrosis, nerve deafness, and hypoparathyroidism
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)