Clinico-epidemiologic features of oculocutaneous albinism in northeast section of Cairo – Egypt
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Oculocutaneous albinism
Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a group of inherited disorders of melanin biosynthesis characterized by a generalized reduction in pigmentation of hair, skin and eyes. The prevalence of all forms of albinism varies considerably worldwide and has been estimated at approximately 1/17,000, suggesting that about 1 in 70 people carry a gene for OCA. The clinical spectrum of OCA ranges, with OCA1A b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1110-8630
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2010.03.001