What are the causes of Albinism?

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Many people around the world suffer from albinism. However, few people know what it is and why its manifestation is due. In this article you will be able to inform yourself and understand what causes the appearance of albinism.

What are the causes of Albinism? – Wellness and Health – WebMediums

People have different degrees of skin pigmentation. In general, people who live in areas with greater exposure to the sun and in which they are temperate, have a dark complexion and those who live far from the tropics, a lighter complexion. However, there are people who do not have color in the skin, hair and iris of the eyes, they are albinos.

Albinism is a genetic disease characterized by a lack of pigmentation due to the absence of melanin, which is responsible for giving the skin its color.

People who suffer from this disease, have to be careful with exposure to the sun because the lack of pigmentation does not retain solar radiation. For the latter, they are very prone to skin cancer.

The cause of albinism is genetic. The gene called tyrosine undergoes an alteration and causes that the enzyme tyrosinase is not functional or that it is not completely.

This leads to albinism as one of the most important enzymes of melanin has problems and therefore the pigment cannot be generated.

There are different types of albinism and in all of them blond hair is not present. People think that albino people have blonde hair, however they may not have it and only have light eyes.

The chances of an albino's child suffering from the disease are low, and it is estimated that for every 17,000 people only 1 suffers from it.

Albinism requires certain care and the symptoms vary depending on the individual. We hope that this article has been helpful to you to understand this disease and the reason for its manifestation.

What are the causes of Albinism? – Wellness and Health – WebMediums
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