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14 – Some children born with less severe forms of albinism are born with white hair and skin which slightly darkens as they grow older.[3]
15- Many different types of albinism exist. Oculocutaneous albinism is the most common and most severe, [12]with a person’s hair and skin remaining a pale white color throughout their lives.
16- Though albinism does not require treatment, the skin and eye conditions which accompany it often do need specialized treatment.[2]
17- People with albinism synthesize vitamin D five times faster than dark-skinned people.[3] Since vitamin D is produced when ultraviolet-B light enters the skin,[1] the lack of pigmentation means the light can enter more easily.
18- Though the disorder is found in about 1 in 20,000 people in the United States, its prevalence is higher for other parts of the world where it can be as high as 1 in every 3,000 people in some parts of Africa.[5]
19- The cause of kind of disorder is cellular. [11]Malfunctioning genes don’t produce melanin and cannot be made to.
20- Albinism is a congenital (existing at or before birth) disorder caused by reduced or the complete absence of melanin:[12] the pigment responsible for giving color to our skin,[14] eyes, and hair. Albinism is sometimes known as hypopigmentation.
21- People with this disorder can live long, healthy lives just as anyone else. [2]The biggest danger comes from skin cancer which develops more easily from unprotected sun exposure.[7]
22- While it’s commonly thought people with albino disorder have pink or red eyes,[1] their irises vary in color from light gray to blue (most common) and even brown. [5]The reddish color comes from light reflected off the back of the eye, in the same way as camera flashes sometimes produce images with red eye.
23- People with this disorder often have one or a few eye conditions,[9] including poor eyesight, involuntary eye movements (nystagmus), and sensitivity to light ( photophobia ).[10]
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