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Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 7 (HPS-7) results from mutant dysbindin, a member of the biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex 1 (BLOC-1).
Nature genetics - 1 Sept 2003
Li Wei, Zhang Qing, Oiso Naoki, Novak Edward K, Gautam Rashi, O'Brien Edward P, Tinsley Caroline L, Blake Derek J, Spritz Richard A, Copeland Neal G, Jenkins Nancy A, Amato Dominick, Roe Bruce A, Starcevic Marta, Dell'Angelica Esteban C, Elliott Rosemary W, Mishra Vishnu, Kingsmore Stephen F, Paylor Richard E, Swank Richard T
Abstract excerpt
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS; MIM 203300) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by oculocutaneous albinism, prolonged bleeding and pulmonary fibrosis due to abnormal vesicle trafficking to lysosomes and related organelles, such as melanosomes and platelet dense granules. In mice...
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