Albinism

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Albinism

• Harry Dardashti

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Type Name of Disorder

• Albinism

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Mode of Inheritance

• Genetic
• Chromosome 11
• Recessive gene
• Affects 1 out of 20,000 people

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• Description of parents.

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Symptoms of the Disorder and Detection

• Bad eye sight
• Sensitivity to light
• Rapid eye movement
• Abnormal eye position
• Being either far or near sighted
• Light skin
• White hair
• Red eyes

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Detection

• Detected at birth based on appearance

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Diagnostic Testing

• Eye examinations
• Based on color tone of skin

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Prognosis

• Normal life span
• Doesnt kill the person
• No treatment, just protection

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Additional Health Problems

• Sensitivity to light can cause skin cancer
• Lung cancer
• Eye problems

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Treatment

• No treatment or cure
• Use sunscreen to protect skin from the sun
• Use sunglasses to protect eye from sun

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Current Research

• Department of Ophthalmology has special
  facilities that do research in labs on people and
  animals and test surgeries
• NOAH provides information and educates everyday
  people

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Genetic Counseling

• A genetic counselor would warn them about the
  odds of their offspring being affected by the
  disorder
• Talks about scientific topics and emotional
  topics
• Talks about possible sadness and hardship
• Looks at family history and makes assumptions
  about possible outcomes

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Additional Interesting Facts

• Not all albinos have red eyes
• Some have blue or violet eyes
• Albinism is the result of little or no melanin
• Sometimes, the whole body isnt affected
• The red eye is caused by either light in eyes
  when it doesnt have any pigmentation, giving it
  a red appearance, or by some pigmentation while
  the retina is visible

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Credits

• www.downstate.edu
• www.albinism.org
• www.revoptom.com
• www.newton.dep.anl.gov