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Leading the Way in Hematology

This landmark article by Frantisek Hermansky and Paulus Pudlak, clini-

cians in Prague, Czechoslovakia, is the fi rst to describe 2 unrelated individuals with what is now called Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, a bleeding disorder that occurs in association with oculocutaneous albinism. The defi nition of this syndrome resulted not only in improved care of these patients but also in a functional and molecular understanding of the disease and the role of dense granule secretion in platelet function. Hermansky-Pudlak syn-drome is now known to be related to defective dense granule biogenesis due to mutations in any of ≥9 different genes.

Hermansky F, Pudlak P. Albinism associated with hemorrhagic diathesis and unusual pigmented reticular cells in the bone marrow: report of two cases with histochemical studies. Blood. 1959;14(2):162-169.

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and unusual pigmented reticular cells in the bone marrow: report of two Hermansky F, Pudlak P. Albinism associated with hemorrhagic diathesis 

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