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Unsuccessful transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in oculocutaneous albinism

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose: To report a case of unsuccessful transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in a patient with OCA1A tyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism.
Aaron D. Dotson, John H. Fingert, Erin A. Boese   +2 more
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Tagging and Tracking of Persons with Albinism: A Reflection of Some Critical Human Rights & Ethical Issues Arising from the Use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) as Part of a Solution to Cracking Down on Violent Crimes Against Persons with Albinism

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2019
Recent years have seen an increase in the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) by both private and public entities for the purpose of tracking and monitoring the location of human beings. The GPS tracking application is used as a locating system to
Mphoeng Maureen Mswela
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Oculocutaneous albinism [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1999
S, Biswas, I C, Lloyd
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Mapping a research-advocacy-policy agenda on human rights and albinism: a mixed methods project

International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Persons with albinism face challenges to their wellbeing, safety, and security, ranging from vision impairment and skin cancer to stigma and discrimination.
Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Barbara Astle, Ikponwosa Ero, Lori Beaman, Bonny Ibhawoh, Elvis Imafidon, Richard Sawatzky, Wisdom Tettey, Meghann Buyco, Emma Strobell   +9 more
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The experience of people with oculocutaneous albinism

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2012
This article reports the experiences of people with oculocutaneous albinism in South Africa. Oculocutaneous albinism is an inherited disorder characterised by the defective production of melanin, with little or no pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes.
Mmuso B.J. Pooe- Monyemore, Thandisizwe R. Mavundla, Arnold L. Christianson   +2 more
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Common Variants in the TYR Gene with Unclear Pathogenicity as the Cause of Oculocutaneous Albinism in a Cohort of Russian Patients

Biomedicines
Background: oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a hereditary impairment of skin, hair, and eye pigmentation. The most common form of albinism is autosomal recessive albinism, caused by mutations in the TYR gene, accounting for approximately 40–50% of all ...
Olga Shchagina, Anna Stepanova, Polina Mishakova, Vitaliy Kadyshev, Nina Demina, Ludmila Bessonova, Sofya Ionova, Daria Guseva, Andrey Marakhonov, Rena Zinchenko, Sergey Kutsev, Aleksander Polyakov   +11 more
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Can a Portable Flash Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) Device Identify Chiasmal Decussation Anomalies in Albinism?

Diagnostics
Background: Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) are used to detect chiasmal misrouting associated with albinism. However, VEPs are only performed in specialist centres and typically have long waiting lists.
Eloise Keeling, Perry Carter, Abdi Malik Musa, Fatima Shawkat, Helena Lee, Jay E. Self   +5 more
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Oculocutaneous Albinism

Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Hongfei, Ye, Kerong, Mao, Peiquan, Zhao
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Albinism and Partial Albinism in Tigers

, 1960
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Albinism. [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1896
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