Many of these challenges translate into various forms of discrimination, affecting their daily lives in significant ways. Albinism, a genetic condition characterised by a lack of melanin in the skin, ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Key Takeaways Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that causes white patches on the ...

Albinism is a genetic condition that affects people of all races and backgrounds. It occurs when the body produces very little or no melanin, which is the pigment that gives colour to the skin, hair, ...

Albinism is a genetic condition characterized by compromised melanin production. Melanin is a vital pigment which determines the color of the skin, eyes and hair. Very light skin color, red to brown ...

Charlotte Baker receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and Lancaster University. Globally, 1 in 18,000 people have albinism. In sub-Saharan Africa it’s more common, with data from Tanzania showing ...

A small pilot clinical study suggests that the drug nitisinone increases melanin production in some people with oculocutaneous albinism type 1B (OCA-1B), a rare genetic disease that causes pale skin ...

Ocular albinism (OA) is an inherited genetic condition that primarily affects the pigments in the eyes. Ocular albinism is an inherited genetic condition that primarily affects the pigments in the ...

Mayra Nieves is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe. Nieves is among hundreds of Puerto Ricans who have a ...

Not every person with albinism is the same, even though they may look alike. It affects people of all races and ethnicities, with oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) affecting 1 in 20,000 people globally ...

As pushes for inclusivity in the beauty industry become more apparent, one group of marginalized people is often left out: those with albinism. Thankfully, a new beauty brand launched by influencer ...

Figure 1: Primary sequence similarities between OA1 and related GPCRs. Figure 2: Heterotrimeric G protein co-immunoprecipitation with OA1 in normal human melanocytes (a) and transfected COS-7 cells (b ...

Researchers have developed the first patient-derived stem cell model for studying eye conditions related to oculocutaneous albinism (OCA). The model's development is described in the January issue of ...