In popular culture, people with albinism are often depicted as evil or supernatural. Dr Shari Parker wants to set the record straight about the condition and remind others that widespread inaccuracies ...

Albinism is a group of inherited disorders where there is little or no production of the pigment melanin. Melanin also plays a role in the development of optic nerves, so people with albinism have ...

NEW IRISH research into albinism will help give parents a better understanding of how the condition will affect their children in later life, it has been claimed. Dr Sarah Chamney, who is one of the ...

When I was an infant my mom took me with her to the dentist. I was sitting with the receptionist, and she was watching me for a few minutes when she noticed something strange about my eyes. She ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stares, taunts fill life of black twin, 10, with albinism; brother unaffected. Aug. 25, 2010 — -- Kenyen and Khari Flowers are 10-year-old, African-American twin brothers. Born 25 minutes apart, ...