Albinism

=A LB INISM =  [] Albinism is a hypopigmentary congenital disorder. In this condition, melanin pigment is missing from the eyes, skin, and hair, or some mixture of the three**.** The albinism gene is recessive, so it is only inherited if the person gets two recessive traits. It is also hereditary. If they have one regular and one albino trait, they still have enough genetic information to form pigments for their body. When the parents are both carriers (but phenotypically normal), there is a 25% chance that their child will be albino (autosomal recessive inheritance). However, scientists dub albinism as a mystery in terms of its chances of inheritance because the child of two albino people will not necessarily be albino.  SYMPTOMS: The signature symptom of albinism is lack of color pigment in the body cells. Most commonly, color is missing from the body, hair, and/or iris of the eyes.

Skin Symptoms:  Eye Symptoms: happen because of abnormally developed retinas and patterns of nerves between the eye and the brain  DIAGNOSIS: several tests available [] PROGNOSIS: People with cases of albinism learn to live with their condition. However, they have adaptations, like wearing sunglasses or avoiding the sun, to make the process easier. **TREATMENT: ** Albinism is a condition that cannot be completely cured, but life can be improved for the person by protecting their eyes from bright sunlight with sunglasses and protecting their skin with suntan lotion. Surgery can sometimes be performed on the eyes to help.   OTHER INFORMATION:
 * lighter skin than usual peachy tones
 * patchy non-pigmented parts on body
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">suceptibility to skin cancer
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">easily sunburns
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">decrease in visual acuity
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">irregular eye movement (nystagmus)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">blindness
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">lazy eye (Amblyopia)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">sensitivity to lights (photophobia)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">wandering eyes (strabismus)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">distortion of an image (astigmatism)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Observation: visually see lack of pigment in skin, hair, or eyes
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Eye examination by ophthalmologist
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Electroretinagram test: done on brain to determine visual forms of albinism
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Chemical testing: done on hair (hairbulb pigmentation test, tyrosinase test)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Genetic testing: most accurate (blood test, amniocentesis, chronic villi sampling)
 * STATISTICS:**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">one in 20, 000 people suffer from albinism

Cultural Notes: <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"> Cruelty:
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">In The DaVinci Code, Silas, the "evil" religious fanatic and assassin, is albino [[image:http://www.midnightchimesproductions.com/BFN/images/Stills%20from%20films/albinocode.gif width="230" height="152" align="right"]]
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Many villians in movies are portrayed as people with albinism
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Arthur "Boo" Radley is described in a way that alludes to albinism, adding to his "creep factor"
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">The whale in the novel __Moby-Dick__, by Herman Melville, was based on an albino whale, Mocha Dick.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">In Zimbabwe, it is common folklore that having sexual intercourse with an albinistic person provides a cure for HIV, which resulted in rape and infection of many albinistic women
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">In Tanzania, the body parts of albinos used to be used for good luck and by witch doctors for potions.

<span style="color: #6a206a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ffffff;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">SOURCES: [] www.wrongdiagnosis.com []
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Maybe changer your green font color it is hard to see - sst **