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Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome: Identification of Novel Variants in the Genes HPS3, HPS5, and DTNBP1 (HPS-7)
19 Jan 2022
Abstract excerpt
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS), a rare heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder, is characterized by oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) and a bleeding diathesis due to a defect regarding melanosomes and platelet delta (δ)-granule secretion. Interestingly, patients with HPS type 2 (HPS-2) or HPS type 10 (HPS-10) present additionally with an immunological defect. We investigated three patients (IP1, IP2, and IP3) who...
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