Black kidney in Albinism

Mohammad-Reza Ardalan

doi:10.12860/jnp.2014.11

J Nephropathol. 2014;3(2): 49-50.
doi: 10.12860/jnp.2014.11

PMID: 24772396
PMCID: PMC3999583
Scopus ID: 84925100700

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Brief Report

Black kidney in Albinism

Mohammad-Reza Ardalan ¹^*

¹ Chronic Kidney Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Professor Mohammad-Reza Ardalan; Chronic Kidney Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran., Email: ardalan34@yahoo.com

Keywords: Oculocutaneous Albinism, Chediak-Higashi, Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:

Oculocutaneous albinism may be similar to two related syndromes (Hermansky-Pudlak and Chediak-Higashi) and could lead to more widespread lysosome excretory defects. These defects could lead to accumulation of some intracellular material, leading to the gross discoloration of the kidney.

Please cite this paper as: Ardalan MR. Black kidney in Albinism. J Nephropathol. 2014; 3(2): 49-50. DOI: 10.12860/jnp.2014.11