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Hypopigmentation in Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 May 2013
Wei Ai-Hua, He Xin, Li Wei
Abstract excerpt
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is characterized by oculocutaneous albinism, bleeding tendency, and ceroid deposition which often leads to death in midlife. Currently, nine genes have been identified as causative for HPS in humans. Hypopigmentation is the prominent feature of HPS, attributable to the disrupted biogenesis of melanosome, a member of the lysosome-related organelle (LRO) family. Current understanding...
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