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Griscelli syndrome restricted to hypopigmentation results from a melanophilin defect (GS3) or a MYO5A F-exon deletion (GS1).
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Aug 2003
Ménasché Gaël, Ho Chen Hsuan, Sanal Ozden, Feldmann Jérôme, Tezcan Ilhan, Ersoy Fügen, Houdusse Anne, Fischer Alain, de Saint Basile Geneviève
Abstract excerpt
Griscelli syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that associates hypopigmentation, characterized by a silver-gray sheen of the hair and the presence of large clusters of pigment in the hair shaft, and the occurrence of either a primary neurological impairment or a severe immune disorder. Two different genetic forms, GS1 and GS2, respectively, account for the mutually exclusive neurological and...
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