Barakat syndrome | |
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Other names | HDR syndrome[1] |
This condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
Barakat syndrome is a rare disease characterized by hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness and renal disease, and hence also known as HDR syndrome. It is an autosomal dominant condition with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity[2] that was first described by Amin J. Barakat et al. in 1977.[3]