Twelve Years Apart, One Extraordinary Bond: The Story of Asel and Kamila When Aiman Sarkitova gave birth to her first ...

Learn about organizations working to protect albinos from guesome attacks. Aug. 26, 2010 — -- In Tanzania, life with albinism is a near death sentence. Fifty-seven people with albinism have been ...

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 ...

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations (UN) body mandated to promote and protect human rights globally, people with albinism ...

Albinism is an inherited condition in which the body produces little or no melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin and hair. It may cause very pale skin and hair. Albinism can affect anyone, ...

Albinism is a rare condition. It is a genetic disorder which is characterized by the inadequate production of the pigment melanin. The disorder may be inherited from the parents. The condition is not ...

Leucism and albinism are often difficult to tell apart in animals since the conditions share some of the same characteristics. While albinism refers to the complete lack of melanin—the natural pigment ...

Jean Burke is affiliated with the Albinism Fellowship of Australia. People with albinism in Africa face a range of prejudices and social stigmas. They are often dismissed as belonging to another race, ...

Albinism is a rare genetic condition that results in a lack of pigmentation (melanin) that normally gives colour to hair, skin and eyes. People with albinism commonly experience sensitivity to bright ...

The word “albinism” may make you think of light skin or hair. But albinism also can affect a person's eyes. When it does, it's called ocular albinism, a rare eye condition that happens much more often ...

Albinism affects one out of 17,000 people worldwide, said the head of the Istanbul-based Albinism Association, marking June 13, International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD). "Albinism is a condition ...

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 ...