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Association of the Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type-3 protein with clathrin.
BMC cell biology - 13 Sept 2005
Helip-Wooley Amanda, Westbroek Wendy, Dorward Heidi, Mommaas Mieke, Boissy Raymond E, Gahl William A, Huizing Marjan
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BACKGROUND: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a disorder of lysosome-related organelle biogenesis characterized by oculocutaneous albinism and prolonged bleeding. These clinical findings reflect defects in the formation of melanosomes in melanocytes and dense bodies in platelets. HPS type-3 (HPS-3) results from mutations in the HPS3 gene, which encodes a 1004 amino acid protein of unknown function that contains...
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