Albinism

Albinism
Definition
Albinism is an inherited condition present at birth, characterized by a lack of pigment that normally gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes. Many types of albinism exist, all of which involve lack of pigment in varying degrees.
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Albinism of just the eyes also occurs. This is called ocular albinism and can be inherited via either an X-linked or an autosomal recessive process. In this form of albinism, skin color is usually normal and eye color may be in the normal range.
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Albinism with hemorrhagic diathesis and pigmented reticuloendothelial cells: See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.
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Albinism appears in different forms and may be inherited by one of several modes: autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, or X-linked inheritance.
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Albinism
Dr Trisha Macnair
Albinism is a group of conditions characterised by a lack of colour in the skin, hair and eyes.
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Albinism
This rare, inherited disorder is characterized by a total or partial lack of melanin in the skin, compared to the pigmentation of siblings and parents. Albinos (people with albinism) have white hair, pale skin, and pink eyes.
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albinism
The absence of all normal body pigmentation at birth, a condition that can occur in all races.
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Diseases that make the skin sensitive to the sun, such as xeroderma pigmentosum, albinism, and basal cell nevus syndrome
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Medical conditions or drugs that suppress the immune system
Personal history of one or more skin cancers ...
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Albinism, a genetic pigment deficiency that results in milky skin, white hair, and pink or blue eyes.
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Homocystinuria, a genetic condition characterized by developmental delays, failure to thrive, and neurological abnormalities.
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In a series of brilliant lectures in 1908 Garrod set forth the charter group of what he called "inborn errors of metabolism." The 4 conditions he labeled as inborn errors were albinism, cystinuria, pentosuria and, of course, alkaptonuria.
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