Albinism
Have you ever laughed at someone who’s an albino because they looked like a freak? Did you even stop to think what it is like for them? People known as, “albinos,” have a genetic disorder called albinism. Since albinism is an ocular and appearance disorder, the symptoms and management have an impact on everyday life.
The Genetics
Albinism isn’t always obvious when you look, so it is important to know all possible symptoms. Albinism is usually when the hair, eyes, and skin become pale, but in one type only the eyes are pale, so it is harder to tell. Albinism is caused when the production of melanin, the pigment that gives eyes, skin, and hair their color, is low or none, one type can affect males or females, the other mainly affects males, both affect people of any race or ethics. Even though most people think there is only 1 type of albinism, there are actually 8. The two main types of albinism are ocular albinism, which affects only the eyes, affects mostly males with a 50%, because it rides the X-Chromosome, since males only have one X, which …show more content…
Oculocutaneous albinism, which there are 7 types of, and affects your eyes, hair and skin color, both parents must have the gene and the child would have a
Have you ever laughed at someone who’s an albino because they looked like a freak? Did you even stop to think what it is like for them? People known as, “albinos,” have a genetic disorder called albinism. Since albinism is an ocular and appearance disorder, the symptoms and management have an impact on everyday life.
The Genetics
Albinism isn’t always obvious when you look, so it is important to know all possible symptoms. Albinism is usually when the hair, eyes, and skin become pale, but in one type only the eyes are pale, so it is harder to tell. Albinism is caused when the production of melanin, the pigment that gives eyes, skin, and hair their color, is low or none, one type can affect males or females, the other mainly affects males, both affect people of any race or ethics. Even though most people think there is only 1 type of albinism, there are actually 8. The two main types of albinism are ocular albinism, which affects only the eyes, affects mostly males with a 50%, because it rides the X-Chromosome, since males only have one X, which …show more content…
Oculocutaneous albinism, which there are 7 types of, and affects your eyes, hair and skin color, both parents must have the gene and the child would have a