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. 1998 Feb;82(2):189–195. doi: 10.1136/bjo.82.2.189

Albinism: modern molecular diagnosis

S CARDEN 1, R BOISSY 1, P SCHOETTKER 1, W GOOD 1
PMCID: PMC1722467  PMID: 9613388

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Biosynthesis of melanin.

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Photograph of child with oculocutaneous albinism 1A.

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Photograph of baby with oculocutaneous albinism 3. Note brown colour of hair, a characteristic of this type of albinism. OCA 3 has only been reported in black patients.

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Photograph of child with Chediak-Higashi syndrome. Note colour of hair.

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