5 Facts you should know about

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS)

Named after two doctors in Czechoslovakia

Since the discovery of HPS, the condition has occurred all over the world but is most often seen in Puerto Rico

The symptoms of HPS are present at birth

The most common health conditions with HPS are albinism, the tendency to bleed easily, and pulmonary fibrosis

There are ten types of HPS, each caused by a different non-working gene

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