Pulmonary Fibrosis in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

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Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a rare heterogeneously inherited autosomal recessive group of disorders presenting with oculocutaneous albinism, bleeding diathesis and pulmonary disease. HPS is thought to occur as a consequence of disturbed formation or trafficking of intracellular vesicles, most importantly, melanosomes, platelet dense granules and lysosomes. The latter finding, in particular, contributes...

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