Oculocutaneous albinism involves the absence of melanin. The main subdivisions of albinism include Oculocutaneous, ocular, and albinoidism. Albinism is caused by the absence and mutation of certain proteins and enzymes, which control the production of melanin. This affects hair and skin color, and also the optic system.
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I believe that albinism is a disease that is inherited through genetic abnormalities. That's why it causes the individual to have lighter colored skin, hair, and eyes. I believe that it could possibly be detected before birth, and perhaps genetically altered.
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Oculocutaneous albinism affects 1 in 17,000 individuals. It is currently an undetectable disease. Albinism is a disease that is in fact inherited through genetic abnormalities within melanin synthesis. This causes an absence of melanin, which is a black pigment in skin cells. Cellular pigmentation is dependent upon a cell's ability to manufacture the pigment melanin. Melanin is produced within organelles called melanosomes, which are located inside cells called melanocytes. The melanocytes that originate in the neural crest provide pigment for the skin, hair, and various parts of the eyes, such as the uvea and stroma of the iris. The melanocytes that supply pigment for the retinal pigment epithelium come from neuroectoderm. Inside the melanosome, melanin is synthesized from the amino acid tyrosine through the actions of the enzyme tyrosinase. .
Oculocutaneous albinos are classified as tyrosinase-positive or tyrosinase-negative. Tyrosinase-positive and -negative Oculocutaneous albinos have an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. Oculocutaneous albinism is directly caused by incomplete melanization of the cellular melanosomes. In tyrosinase-negative Oculocutaneous albinism, the congenital inactivity of the enzyme tyrosinase prevents the cell's use of tyrosine in the formation of the pigment melanin.
Albino hair is light yellow to white, and the skin is as white as milk. ... Albinos can have a very hard time adjusting in society. ... An albino looks like a completely different person. ... An Albino living in Florida might only be able to stay in the sun for a half hour a day. ... Albinos also usually have every eye problem known to man. ...
It is also believed that an ill man can cure himself by having sex with a female albino. This is believed to be the cause of the spate of rapes in the albino community. It is reported that over 100 albinos have been attacked since 2006. ... Because of the ongoing prejudice, albinos tend to keep to themselves, often marrying other albinos which then increases the chance of albino children. ... The Albino Society of Kenya (ASK) are petitioning for the law to be amended to cover albinos in a hope to relieve some of the discrimination. ...
This increases the amount of potentially harmful light that enters the eye of an "albino." A translucent iris is also responsible for the reddish, pink color often seen in newborn "albino's" eyes. ... This can be attributed to the decreased depth perception "albinos" experience. ... The unique appearance of "albinos" has intrigued us for centuries, but the attention isn't necessarily positive. ... The misconception that "albinos" are less intelligent than normal often hinders their progress in the workplace. ...
The normal equivalent of the albino gene, for instance, codes for tyrosinase, an enzyme which breaks up the amino acid tyrosine as a first step in producing melanin, the major pigment in mammalian skin and hair. In an albino, this enzyme cannot be produced, and as a result melanin cannot be produced. ...
The dominant allele, A, produces normal green plants and the recessive allele, a, produces white plants containing no chlorophyll (albino). ... The allele that produced the albino plant was monitored. The results of the experiment showed that the albino allele, a, decreased from generation to generation. ...
First off he did have a name it was Griffin, he was a student of University College, he was six foot tall, and he was albino. ... As Griffin lay there dying the invisibility wore off and there laid a naked albino man, whom in some way got what he wanted, he was no longer invisible. ...
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Animal Rights Animal testing us unethical and should be outlawed. I believe that animals have the right to be free from harm by people. Testing products with animals for cosmetics , dog food and household products is unmoral. Procter and Gamble are associate with all three of these cruel testing....
