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Chediak-Higashi syndrome: pathognomonic feature [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2013
A 2 -year-old girl presented to us with recurrent infections, hepato splenomegaly, and photophobia. On examination she had blond hair with a metallic sheen. The blood smear showed giant lysosomes in the white blood cells (fi gure) and we diagnosed Chediak-Higashi syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive disease (gene CHS1/LYST at 1q42.1-2). There have been
Antunes, Henedina   +2 more
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Chediak-Higashi syndrome. [PDF]

open access: yesCurr Opin Hematol, 2023
Purpose of review Chediak-Higashi syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital immunodeficiency, bleeding diathesis, pyogenic infection, partial oculocutaneous albinism, and progressive neurodegeneration. Treatment is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or bone marrow transplantation; however,
Talbert ML, Malicdan MCV, Introne WJ.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Chediak-higashi syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Hematology, 2008
Chediak Higashi Syndrome is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder of immune system. Susceptibility to infection due to phagocyte dysfunction ranges from recurrent skin infection to over whelming fatal systemic infection.
Hanif, Shaheena, Siddiqui, Emaduddin
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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesAtlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology, 2013
Review on Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, with data on clinics, and the genes ...
Shen, W, Xu, X
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Deficiency in Lyst function leads to accumulation of secreted proteases and reduced retinal adhesion. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Chediak-Higashi syndrome, caused by mutations in the Lysosome Trafficking Regulator (Lyst) gene, is a recessive hypopigmentation disorder characterized by albinism, neuropathies, neurodegeneration, and defective immune responses, with enlargement of ...
Chang, Bo   +8 more
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Technical Note: The Use of RNA-interference as a Tool to Find Proteins Involved in Melanosome Formation or Transport [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Melanosomes are lysosome-related organelles that produce and transport the pigment melanin within melanocytes. Mutations in proteins required for melanosome transport and formation lead to a range of pigmentation defects, manifested at the cellular level
Daniela Rotin, Eva M. Amsen
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Targeted high-throughput sequencing for genetic diagnostics of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rapid-onset, potentially fatal hyperinflammatory syndrome. A prompt molecular diagnosis is crucial for appropriate clinical management.
Abboud, Miguel   +25 more
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The effect of color type on early wound healing in farmed mink (Neovison vison) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background Individual differences of mink, including color type, are speculated to affect the course of wound healing, thereby impacting wound assessment and management on the farms, as well as the assessment of wounds in forensic cases.
Aalbaek, B.   +6 more
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