Albinism

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

See also

• Vitiligo (or leukoderma), the patchy loss of skin pigmentation
• Melanism (or melanosis), the condition of having an unusually high level of skin pigmentation
• Leucism, a condition similar to albinism in animals, characterized by reduced pigmentation
• Albinism in popular culture
• List of Mendelian traits in humans

References

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