Oculocutaneous Albinism

Important
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Words

• brown oculocutaneous albinism
• minimal pigment oculocutaneous albinism
• OCA1
• OCA1A
• OCA1B
• OCA3
• OCA4
• oculocutaneous albinism type 1B
• platinum oculocutaneous albinism
• rufous oculocutaneous albinism
• temperature-sensitive oculocutaneous albinism
• tyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism
• tyrosinase-related OCA
• yellow oculocutaneous albinism

Condition Subdivisions

• oculocutaneous albinism kind 1A
• oculocutaneous albinism kind 1B
• oculocutaneous albinism type 2
• oculocutaneous albinism type 3
• oculocutaneous albinism type 4

General Conversation
Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a group of uncommon acquired conditions identified by a decreased quantity or complete lack of melanin pigment in the skin, hair, as well as eyes. These problems are dued to mutations in specific genes that are necessary for the production of melanin pigment in specialized cells called melanocytes. Missing or not enough melanin pigment results abnormal property development in the eyes causing vision abnormalities and light skin that is very prone to damage from the sun consisting of skin cancer. Oculocutaneous albinism is acquired as an autosomal recessive genetic condition.