Immunophenotypic and Ultrastructural Analysis of Mast Cells in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Type-1: A Possible Connection to Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome type-1 (HPS-1) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in HPS1 which result in reduced expression of the HPS-1 protein, defective lysosome-related organelle (LRO) transport and absence of platelet delta granules. Patients with HPS-1 exhibit oculocutaneous alb...

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Main Authors: Arnold S Kirshenbaum, Glenn Cruse, Avanti Desai, Geethani Bandara, Maarten Leerkes, Chyi-Chia R Lee, Elizabeth R Fischer, Kevin J O'Brien, Bernadette R Gochuico, Kelly Stone, William A Gahl, Dean D Metcalfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4961407?pdf=render