with psoriasis-like elements caused by mutation in ZNF750, a novel master transcription factor controlling skin barrier formation. A neurological disorder caused by DEGS mutation (discovered in parallel to and independent of the group of Pant et al.) A microcephaly syndrome caused by mutations in the microtubule-associated protein MAP11 (C7orf43, TRAPPC14, MCPH25). Progressive hereditary spastic paraplegia caused by KY mutation A syndrome of hypotonia and global neurodevelopmental delay caused by PAX7 mutation. Intellectual disability syndrome caused by RSRC1 mutation, causing aberrant splicing and transcription, downregulating IGFBP3. Bardet Biedl syndrome caused by mutation in SCAPER A novel neurological disease caused by SEC31A mutation, affecting endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis. Nocturnal atrial fibrillation caused by gain of function mutation in KCND2, encoding pore-forming alpha subunit of the cardiac Kv4.2 potassium channel. Gout caused by aberrant D-lactate dehydrogenase Birk – Landau - Perez syndrome, a novel cerebro-renal syndrome caused by SLC30A9 mutations. References External links Prof. Ohad Birk, the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) Prof. Ohad Birk, Soroka Medical Center Selected publications, Ohad Birk Movie - Ohad Birk, genetic research in the Bedouins, 2009 NY Times 2006 – A hunt for Genes that Betrayed a Desert People BBC World Doha Debates 2012 (cousin marriages) Press - partial selection (by dates) Israel 21c, 2004 NY Times 2006 Israel 21c 2010 Israel 21c, 2011 BBC World Doha Debates 2012 Jerusalem Post 2012 Gulf News, Qatar, 2012 The Forward (NY) 2012 Israel21c, 2012 Channel 10, London and Kirschenbaum The Forward 2014 Haaretz 2014 Jerusalem Post 2014 JNS (Jewish News Service) 2014 Times of Israel 2014 Popular Science 2014 Bionews UK 2014 Israel Hayom 2014 The Algemeiner 2014 La Gazette – Dafina, France, 2014 Deutschmedizin (German) 2014 Source-1 (French) 2014 Corinnaz (Spanish) 2014 The Jewish Week, 2015 The Jewish Week – NY, 2016 Jewish Chronicle, London, 2016 Jerusalem Post 2016 abv articulos (Italy) 2016 Music by Ohad Birk Lo Rotze Lihyot Schnitzel Tikva le-Ahava Weizmann Institute of Science alumni Living people Israeli Jews Israeli scientists Academic staff of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Year of birth missing (living people)