Barakat syndrome (also known as HDR syndrome) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness, and renal disease caused by mutation of the GATA3 gene located at chromosome 10p15. The exact prevalence of this disorder is not known but is very rare, with only about a dozen cases reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of 58-year-old man fro...

The paper engages in the discussion of conducting research in war zones, initiated in Disasters by Barakat and Ellis. It looks specifically at possibilities for research in the war zones of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia during the 1980s, and notes the ways in which this context differs from wars in the former Yugoslavia to which Barakat and Ellis mainly refer. The authors suggest that the uniqu...

For centuries, polemic over Ibnu Taimiyyah (661-728H) has generated cross-generational tension among supporters and opponents. Those believed Ibn to be ma'shum,surpassed Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, unilaterally ordained him as khatim al-mujtahidin. A claim which ignores Sunnis scholars’ epistemic criticism across the school of thought generations, including a critical assessment internal Hanbali its...

Barakat syndrome, also known as HDR syndrome (hypoparathyroidism, deafness and renal dysplasia), is a rare autosomal dominant disorder, secondary to mutation of the GATA3 gene which is located at chromosome 10p. The GATA3 protein is one of the transcription factors which play an essential role in the embryonic development of the parathyroids, inner ears and kidneys. We report a Chinese patient ...

Activation of Nrf2 by Ischemic Preconditioning and Sulforaphane in Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: A Comparative Experimental Study By Ahmed A. Shokeir*, Nashwa Barakat*, Abdelaziz M. Hussein†, Amira Awadalla*, Ahmed Harraz*, Shery Khater*, Kamel Hemmaid $ , Ahmed I. Kamal* From *Urology and Nephrology Center, †Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, University, $ Faculty of Sc...

Assem Barakat 1,3,*, Saied M. Soliman 2,3,*, Hazem A. Ghabbour 4,5, M. Ali 1, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid 1, Mohammad Shahidul Islam 1 and Ayman A. Ghfar 1 1 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; [email protected] (M.A.); [email protected] (A.M.A.-M.); [email protected] (M.S.I.); [email protected] (A.A.G.) 2 Departm...