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Richard T. Swank is affiliated with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in the United States. Their academic and professional work is connected primarily to this institution, which is recognized for its focus on cancer research and treatment.

While specific publications, topics, and subfields related to their research are not listed, their association with a cancer institute suggests involvement with biomedical or oncological studies. The absence of detailed records of papers or coauthors limits precise insight into their specific research contributions or collaborations.

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Best Publications

  • Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 7 (HPS-7) results from mutant dysbindin, a member of the biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex 1 (BLOC-1).

    Wei Li;Qing Zhang;Naoki Oiso;Edward K Novak

  • A Mutation in Rab27a causes the vesicle transport defects observed in ashen mice

    Scott M. Wilson;Richard Yip;Deborah A. Swing;T. Norene O'Sullivan

  • Mutation of a new gene causes a unique form of Hermansky–Pudlak syndrome in a genetic isolate of central Puerto Rico

    Yair Anikster;Marjan Huizing;James White;Yuriy O. Shevchenko

  • The beta3A subunit gene (Ap3b1) of the AP-3 adaptor complex is altered in the mouse hypopigmentation mutant pearl, a model for Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome and night blindness.

    Lijun Feng;Albert B. Seymour;Shelley Jiang;Agnes To

  • Murine Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome genes: regulators of lysosome-related organelles.

    Wei Li;Michael E. Rusiniak;Sreenivasulu Chintala;Rashi Gautam

  • Mouse Models of Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome: A Review

    Richard T. Swank;Edward K. Novak;Michael P. McGARRY;Michael E. Rusiniak

  • Slc7a11 gene controls production of pheomelanin pigment and proliferation of cultured cells.

    Sreenivasulu Chintala;Wei Li;M. Lynn Lamoreux;Shosuke Ito

  • Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome is caused by mutations in HPS4 , the human homolog of the mouse light-ear gene

    Tamio Suzuki;Wei Li;Qing Zhang;Amna Karim

  • Genetic control of glucuronidase induction in mice.

    Richard T. Swank;Kenneth Paigen;Roger E. Ganschow

  • Ru2 and Ru encode mouse orthologs of the genes mutated in human Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome types 5 and 6

    Qing Zhang;Baohui Zhao;Wei Li;Naoki Oiso

  • Kidney and Retinal Defects (Krd), a Transgene-Induced Mutation with a Deletion of Mouse Chromosome 19 That Includes the Pax2 Locus

    Scot A. Keller;Julie M. Jones;Ann Boyle;Lon L. Barrow

  • Rab geranylgeranyl transferase α mutation in the gunmetal mouse reduces Rab prenylation and platelet synthesis

    John C. Detter;Qing Zhang;Emilie H. Mules;Edward K. Novak

  • Mutations in Orthologous Genes in Human Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia and the Brachymorphic Mouse

    Faiyaz ul Haque M;King Lm;Krakow D;Krakow D;Cantor Rm

  • Platelet storage pool deficiency in mouse pigment mutations associated with seven distinct genetic loci

    Edward K. Novak;Sek-Wen Hui;Richard T. Swank

  • Biochemical and genetic evidence for a macromolecular -glucuronidase complex in microsomal membranes.

    Richard T. Swank;Kenneth Paigen

  • The molecular genetics of mammalian glucuronidase.

    Kenneth Paigen;Richard T. Swank;Shiro Tomino;Roger E. Ganschow

  • The mouse organellar biogenesis mutant buff results from a mutation in Vps33a, a homologue of yeast vps33 and Drosophila carnation.

    Tamio Suzuki;Naoki Oiso;Rashi Gautam;Edward K. Novak

  • Genetic regulation of mammalian glucuronidase.

    R T Swank;K Paigen;R Davey;Chapman

  • The Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome 1 (HPS1) and HPS4 Proteins Are Components of Two Complexes, BLOC-3 and BLOC-4, Involved in the Biogenesis of Lysosome-related Organelles

    Pei Wen Chiang;Naoki Oiso;Rashi Gautam;Tamio Suzuki

  • in Mouse Pigment Mutations Associated With Seven Distinct Genetic Loci

    Edward K. Novak;Sek-Wen Hui;Richard T. Swank

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Spritz
Richard A. Spritz University of Colorado Denver
Nancy A. Jenkins
Nancy A. Jenkins The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Neal G. Copeland
Neal G. Copeland The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dorothy C. Bennett
Dorothy C. Bennett St George's, University of London
Juan S. Bonifacino
Juan S. Bonifacino National Institutes of Health
Marjan Huizing
Marjan Huizing National Institutes of Health
Michael B. Gorin
Michael B. Gorin University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen F. Kingsmore
Stephen F. Kingsmore Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
Bruce A. Roe
Bruce A. Roe University of Oklahoma
Eva M. Eicher
Eva M. Eicher The Jackson Laboratory

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