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Review
. 1998 Feb;82(2):189-95.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.82.2.189.

Albinism: modern molecular diagnosis

S M Carden  1 , R E Boissy, P J Schoettker, W V Good
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Review

Albinism: modern molecular diagnosis

S M Carden et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1998 Feb.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Biosynthesis of melanin.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photograph of child with oculocutaneous albinism 1A.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photograph of baby with oculocutaneous albinism 3. Note brown colour of hair, a characteristic of this type of albinism. OCA 3 has only been reported in black patients.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Photograph of child with Chediak-Higashi syndrome. Note colour of hair.
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