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Albinism is an inherited genetic condition that reduces the amount of melanin pigment formed in the skin, hair and/or eyes. Albinism occurs in all racial and ethnic groups throughout the world. In the U.S., approximately one in 18,000 to 20,000 people has some type of albinism. In other parts of the world, the occurrence can be as high as one in 3,000. Most children with albinism are born to parents who have normal hair and eye color for their ethnic backgrounds. A common myth is that people with albinism have red eyes. Although lighting conditions can allow the blood vessels at the back of the eye to be seen, which can cause the eyes to look reddish or violet, most people with albinism have blue eyes, and some have hazel or brown eyes. There are different types of albinism and the amount of pigment in the eyes varies; however, vision problems are associated with albinism. #albinism #Genetics #melanin #AlbinismDiseaseOrMedicalCondition #HealthIndustry #NikolaysGeneticsLessons #geneticDefects #lawOfProbability #statistics #DNA #AlbinismEyes #AlbinismNystagmus #AlbinismDisease #AlbinismTypes #OculocutaneousAlbinismType1 #AlbinismPathogenesis #AlbinismUSMLE #AlbinismSubtypes #JJMedicine #documentary #science #Albino #redEyes #genes #albinoPeople #albinosInAfrica #albinoAfrica #anAlbino #albinos #pigmentation
