HPS

Important
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Basic synonyms

• HPS
• delta storage space pool illness
• albinism with hemorrhagic diathesis and also pigmented reticuloendothelial cells

Disorder Communities

• None

General Discussion
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome is a rare, hereditary condition that includes 3 attributes: absence of skin pigmentation (albinism), blood platelet disorder with long term bleeding, as well as visual problems. Some clients have lung fibrosis, colitis, or an abnormal storage space of a fatty-like material (ceroid lipofuscin) in numerous cells of the body.