Differentiating Albinism from other diseases

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]

Differential Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of Albinism

Disease	Inheritance	Gene mutation	Diagnostic criteria
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome	Autosomal recessive	Affected genes of lysosome-related organelles	Oculocutaneous albinism Accumulation of ceroid in tissues Immunologic deficiency Interstitial lung fibrosis Granulomatous colitis Bleeding problem (deficiency of granules in platelets)
Chediak-Higashi syndrome	Autosomal recessive	Lysosomal trafficking regulator gene	Oculocutaneous albinism Increased susceptibility to bacterial infection Increased bleeding time Peripheral neuropathy
Griscelli syndrome	Autosomal recessive	Defects in myosin, myosin receptors, and binding	Albinism Immune impairment Neurological deficit Melanin aggregation in hair shaft
Waardenburg syndrome type II	Autosomal dominant	MITF gene mutation	Patchy skin hypo pigmentation white forelock or prematurely gray hair, iris heterochromia, sensorineural hearing loss