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Chédiak–Higashi syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that arises from a mutation of a lysosomal trafficking regulator protein which leads to a decrease in phagocytosis. The decrease in phagocytosis results in recurrent pyogenic infections partial albinism and peripheral neuropathy. It occurs in humans cattle white tigers blue Persian cats Australian blue rats mice mink foxes and the only known captive albino orca.

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