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Evolutionarily conserved role of hps1 in melanin production and blood coagulation in medaka fish.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 30 Sept 2022
Iwanami Norimasa, Ozaki Yuka, Sakaguchi Hiyori, Watanabe Yuko, Meng Qi, Matsumoto Kyoka, Suzuki Tomohiro, Hitomi Kiyotaka, Matsuda Masaru
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Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by albinism, visual impairment, and blood platelet dysfunction. One of the genes responsible for Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, hps1, regulates organelle biogenesis and thus plays important roles in melanin production, blood clotting, and the other organelle-related functions in humans and mice. However, the function of hps1 in other species...
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