What is albinism? - A personal and informal presentation.

What is albinism? - A personal and informal presentation. • Albinism is a recessive disorder, which means that each parent must have a copy of the mutated gene to mean to be born for a child with albinism. • A form of albinism is inherited only from one parent, this is quite rare. The parents of the child with albinism do not have albinism, the condition to pass to their offspring. • On the other hand, if a parent has a form of albinism, while the otherParent does not, there is only a 50% chance that the descendants of this couple are born with the disease, but the offspring will carry a copy of the gene and pass it on his or her descendants. • Statistically, the chances of a child born with albinism 1 in 17000; is not specific to an albino race, gender or ethnic origin. This is perhaps a controversial assertion that more research needed, but it was said that the occurrence of albinism is South AfricaCousins is much higher if the instance is 1 birth in 4000 to marry because of the inter-familial marriages cousins. • The most common form of albinism is OCA1A, where a child has no pigment in the eyes, hair or skin. • Because of this lack of pigmentation of the eyes, skin and hair, there are other factors that affect a person with albinism. Although a person with albinism can lead a normal life, he or she must exercise particular caution when going out in the sun, the vast majority of peoplewith ...



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