Clinical Features and Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a rare autosomal recessive syndromic form of albinism, characterized by oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) and other systemic complications. The purpose of this study was to investigate patients with HPS-associated gene mutations and describe associated ocular and extraocular phenotypes. Fifty-four probands clinically diagnosed as albinism were enrolled. Ophthalmic examinations and genetic testing were performed in all subjects. The phenotypic and genetic features were evaluated. HPS-associated gene mutation was identified in four of the patients with albinism phenotype. Clinically, photophobia, and nystagmus was detected in all (4/4) patients, and strabismus was found in one (1/4) patient. Fundus examination revealed fundus hypopigmentation and foveal hypoplasia in all (8/8) eyes. Eight novel causative mutations were detected in these four HPS probands. Five (62.5%, 5/8) of the mutations were nonsense, two of the mutations were missense (25%, 2/8), and one of the mutations was frameshift (12.5%, 1/8). All patients in our study carried compound heterozygous variants, and all these pathogenic variants were identified to be novel, with most (62.5%, 5/8) of the mutations being nonsense. Our results improved the understanding of clinical ocular features, and expanded the spectrum of known variants and the genetic background of HPS.

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