Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 2: A rare disorder characterized by various degrees of albinism, bleeding due to a platelet defect, an accumulation of a waxy substance in cells (lysosomal ceroid storage) and immunodeficiency. HPS type 2 differs from type 1 in that it also involves immunodeficiency due to congenital neutropenia. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 2 is available below.
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Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 2 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 2, or a subtype of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 2,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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