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A little Chinese girl with albinism who received a warm welcome from her classmates and teachers on her first day of school has touched millions of people in mainland China. The girl’s mother ...

To report the outcomes and surgical difficulties during rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair in patients with albinism. Retrospective analysis of 10 eyes of 9 patients with albinism that ...

Gallagher has oculocutaneous albinism – a condition characterized by very fair skin, white or light colored hair and often visual impairment. It’s estimated to affect around 1 in 17,000 people ...

Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1) results from mutations in the tyrosinase gene, which lead to partial or complete loss of activity of the corresponding enzyme. A large number of mutations ...

Tanzania has one of the highest rates of albinism in the world, at one in 1,500 people. Despite its prevalence, there’s still a lack of education and tolerance in some quarters.

Oct. 2, 2009 -- In Tanzania, life with albinism is a near death sentence. Fifty-four people with albinism have been murdered since 2007 -- their limbs hacked off and sold on the black market.

TO BE born with albinism is hard luck. This genetic condition, in which people lack pigments in their skin, hair and eyes, affects one in 20,000 worldwide and is more common in Africa. Albinos ...

Aug. 26, 2010 -- In Tanzania, life with albinism is a near death sentence. Fifty-seven people with albinism have been murdered since 2007 -- their limbs hacked off and sold on the black market.