Albinism

By: Priscila Cordoba & Christine

Dunn
Intro
Albinism refers to
people with no
pigment in skin, eyes,
or hair
Albinism affects
people of all races.
This is inherited
altered genes that do
not make the usual
amounts of a pigment
called melanin.
Symptoms
Absense in the hair, skin or eyes.
Lighter than normal hair or skin
Crossed eyed
Light sensitivity
Rapid eye movement
Vision problems or functional blindness
Causes
Mutation in one of several genes
It is also inherited affecting melanin
production and metabolism.


Treatments
There is really no treatments or cures for
albinism.
Some treatments just involve protecting
the eyes and skin from the sun.
Have to wear sunglasses and plenty of
sunscreen for the sun.
Statistics
Nearly one in 17,000 people has some
form of albinism and the United States has
reported over 18,000 such people.
Melanin, also known as a photoprotective
pigment, serves to absorb the suns
ultraviolet light to minimize damage to the
skin.

Demographics
Albinism is found in about 20 out of every
100,000 people in southern Nigeria.
Asians have the lowest risk.
The parents of most children with albinism
have normal hair and eye color for their
ethnic background and do not have a
family history of albinism.
Extra Info.
Alternative names: Oculocutaneous
albinism, ocular albinism, Hermansky-
Pudlak syndrome.
There is three types of albinism