The word "ALBINISM" refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no PIGMENT in the eyes, skin, and hair (or in some cases in the eyes alone). They have inherited from their parents an altered copy of a GENES that does not work correctly. The altered gene does not allow the body to make the usual amounts of a pigment called MELANIN. Approximately one in 17,000 people have one of the types of albinism. About 25,000 people in Nigeria are affected. Albinism affects people from all races. The parents of most children with albinism have normal hair and eye color for their ethnic background, and do not have a family history of albinism. Anyone with this condition lives like a normal individual.
Friday, June 15, 2007
WHAT EXACTLY IS ALBINISM?
The word "ALBINISM" refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no PIGMENT in the eyes, skin, and hair (or in some cases in the eyes alone). They have inherited from their parents an altered copy of a GENES that does not work correctly. The altered gene does not allow the body to make the usual amounts of a pigment called MELANIN. Approximately one in 17,000 people have one of the types of albinism. About 25,000 people in Nigeria are affected. Albinism affects people from all races. The parents of most children with albinism have normal hair and eye color for their ethnic background, and do not have a family history of albinism. Anyone with this condition lives like a normal individual.
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Not bad! Good write-up. Very informative and readable.
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