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    Glossary Albinism

    genetic condition causing lack of melanin, leading to light skin

    Albinism is a genetic condition characterized by a lack of melanin, the pigment responsible for coloring the skin, hair, and eyes. This results in very light skin, white or light-colored hair, and vision problems. Albinism can affect people of all ethnic backgrounds and is often associated with increased sensitivity to sunlight and a higher risk of skin cancer.

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    1. Mutational spectrum associated with oculocutaneous albinism and Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome in nine Pakistani families BMC Ophthalmology · 2024 · 6 citations
    2. The impact of stigma on people with albinism in Africa: a narrative review Journal of Community Genetics · 2026
    3. Skin Pigmentation Types, Causes and Treatment—A Review Molecules · 2023 · 138 citations
    4. Melanocytes: The new Black The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology · 2006 · 93 citations
    5. A Comprehensive Review on Skin Pigmentation-Types, Causes, and Treatment Preprints.org · 2023 · 32 citations
    6. Human skin color: Origin, variation and significance 1985 · 22 citations
    7. Regulatory pathway analysis of coat color genes in Mongolian horses Hereditas · 2017 · 14 citations
    8. Follicular red dots: a normal trichoscopy feature in patients with pigmentary disorders? Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2013 · 14 citations
    9. Loss of ‘Epidermal Melanin Unit’ Integrity in Human Skin During Melanoma-Genesis Frontiers in oncology · 2022 · 13 citations
    10. Genetic Basis of Pigmentation and Its Disorders International Journal of Dermatology · 1981 · 7 citations
    11. Artificial Pigmented Human Skin Created by Muse Cells Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2018 · 6 citations
    12. The color of skin: white diseases of the skin, nails, and mucosa Clinics in Dermatology · 2019 · 4 citations
    13. Analogs of human genetic skin disease in domesticated animals International journal of women’s dermatology · 2017 · 3 citations
    14. Disorders of pigmentation in infants and children Clinics in Dermatology · 2002 · 2 citations
    15. <i>Ashtanindita</i> <i>Purusha</i> – The Clinical Revelation : A Review International Research Journal of Ayurveda & Yoga · 2026
    16. Spectrum of Phenotypes Associated with Human MC1R Variations Albus Scientia · 2025
    17. ILDS Newsletter No. 29 Dermatology · 2013
    18. Skin Manifestations in Primary Immunodeficient Children Pediatric Dermatology · 2011 · 57 citations
    19. Zebrafish Model of Hereditary Pigmentary Disorders International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology · 2019 · 1 citations
    20. Eyelash Trichomegaly: Unusual Feature Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient Case reports in medicine · 2022
    21. Disorders of Hair Pigmentation CRC Press eBooks · 2021
    22. Critical Evaluation of Concept of Genetics in Ayurveda WSR to Eight Undesired Body Types (Ashta Nindit) Journal of complementary medicine & alternative healthcare · 2023
    23. Melanocytes in regenerative medicine applications and disease modeling Journal of translational medicine · 2024
    24. Beyond Appearances: The Hidden Coat Diversity of the Sicilian Mastiff Revealed by Integrated Phenotypic and Genetic Analyses Veterinary Sciences · 2026
    25. A Clinicopathological and Immunofluorescence study of Lichen Planus 2010
    26. Quantitation of normal human hair pigmentation by electron microscopy Micron · 1980
    27. Dermatologic Features of Classic Movie Villains JAMA Dermatology · 2017 · 41 citations
    28. Exosomes as a novel pathway for regulating development and diseases of the skin (Review) Biomedical Reports · 2018 · 15 citations
    29. Retinoids for Chemoprophylaxis of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Dermatologic Surgery · 2011 · 12 citations
    30. Biology of the skin and dermatological disease Medicine · 2004 · 7 citations