albinism

Absence of the pigment melanin in the eyes, skin, hair, scales, or feathers. It arises from a genetic defect and occurs in humans and other vertebrates. Because they lack the pigments that normally provide protective coloration and screen against the sun's ultraviolet rays, albino animals rarely survive in the wild. Humans have long intentionally bred certain albino animals (e.g., rabbits) for their appearance. In humans with generalized, or total, albinism, the affected person has milk-white skin and hair; the iris of the eye appears pink, the pupil red. Vision abnormalities such as astigmatism, nystagmus (rapid involuntary oscillation of the eye), and photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light) are common. Generalized albinism occurs throughout the world in about one in 20,000 persons.

albinism [′al·bə‚niz·əm]

(biology)

The state of having colorless chromatophores, which results in the absence of pigmentation in animals that are normally pigmented.

(medicine)

A hereditary, metabolic disorder transmitted as an autosomal recessive and characterized by the inability to form melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes due to tyrosinase deficiency.

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No references found	Authorities in Tanzania, under fire for failure to stem a tide of witchcraft-related murders of albinos, on Monday pledged more protection of people with albinism. Tanzania pledges more to protect albinos by AFP / AFP Global Edition People with albinism are born with little or no pigmentation in their eyes, skin and hair (oculocutaneous albinism) or sometimes in the eyes alone (ocular albinism). Albinism ? Symptoms, Causes and Treatment by Richard James / Health, general community PHOTOGRAPHY: The first extensive UK exhibition of the work of South African photographer Pieter Hugo, covering three bodies of his portfolio, including portraits of people with albinism, and the "hyena men" of Nigeria. Culture Diary: KEY Events; THE ARTS EDITOR'S PICK OF THE DAY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)	Pentylenetetrazol pentyne Penuel Penumbra penumbral eclipse penumbral waves Penutian Penutian languages Penutian-Speaking Peoples Penwood State Park Penza Penza Oblast Penzance Penzhina Penzhina Bay Penzias Penzias, Arno Penzias, Arno Allan PEO peon Peonage peony People people generations people mover People with albinism People's Amateur Theater People's Assembly People's Assembly of North Korea People's Assessors People's Bank of China People's Capitalism, Theory of People's Chamber People's Charter People's Commissariat People's Committee of North Korea People's Conservatories People's Control People's Council People's Court People's Democracy People's Democratic Republic of Korea People's Democratic Republic of Yemen People's Democratic Revolution People's Friendship University People's Guard People's Houses People's Judge People's Liberation Army People's Liberation War in China of 1946–49 People's Libraries and Reading Rooms	People vs larry flynt People Vulnerable to Human Trafficking People Web International People Welfare Association People Who Care About Kids People Who Connect People Who Died Died People Who Disagree With Me People Who Don't Suck People Who Enjoy Eating Tasty Animals People Who Hate People People Who Hate People Party People Who Inject Drugs People Who Like Inventing Hard To Remember Acronyms :-) People who live in glass houses people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones People Who Read Achieve People Who Really Care People Who Use Drugs people with People with Agendas People With AIDS Coalition People With AIDS Coalition of Utah People with albinism People with Arthritis Can Exercise People with Diabetes People with disabilities People with disabilities People with disabilities People with disabilities People with disabilities People with disabilities People with Disabilities Advisory Committee People with Disabilities Employment Program People with Disabilities in Ireland People with Disabilities Uganda People with Disability People With Drug and Alcohol Problems People With HIV AIDS People With Learning Disabilities People With Limb Loss People with Mental Illness People with Mobility Impairments People With Pain International People With Parkinson's People With Pointy Hair People with Recovery and Disabilities People with Special Needs People with Targeted Disabilities People Without A Clue People Working Cooperatively People Works Manager People Worse Than Us

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Authorities in Tanzania, under fire for failure to stem a tide of witchcraft-related murders of albinos, on Monday pledged more protection of people with albinism.

Tanzania pledges more to protect albinos by AFP / AFP Global Edition

People with albinism are born with little or no pigmentation in their eyes, skin and hair (oculocutaneous albinism) or sometimes in the eyes alone (ocular albinism).

Albinism ? Symptoms, Causes and Treatment by Richard James / Health, general community

PHOTOGRAPHY: The first extensive UK exhibition of the work of South African photographer Pieter Hugo, covering three bodies of his portfolio, including portraits of people with albinism, and the "hyena men" of Nigeria.

Culture Diary: KEY Events; THE ARTS EDITOR'S PICK OF THE DAY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

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Penwood State Park

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