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  1. Oculocutaneous Albinism: What It Is, Symptoms & Prognosis

    Mar 3, 2025 · Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a rare genetic disorder that affects the color of your eyes, skin and hair. Having albinism means your body can’t produce and/or distribute a …

  2. Albinism - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Dec 13, 2023 · Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA), the most common type, means a person gets two copies of a changed gene — one from each parent. This is called autosomal recessive …

  3. Oculocutaneous albinism - Wikipedia

    Oculocutaneous albinism is a form of albinism involving the eyes (oculo-), the skin (- cutaneous), and the hair. [1] Overall, an estimated 1 in 20,000 people worldwide are born with …

  4. Oculocutaneous Albinism - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | NORD

    Aug 18, 2015 · Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a group of rare inherited disorders characterized by a reduction or complete lack of melanin pigment in the skin, hair and eyes.

  5. Oculocutaneous albinism | About the Disease | GARD

    Oculocutaneous albinism is a group of conditions that affect the coloring of the hair and eyes. Individuals affected by Oculocutaneous albinism have very light skin and light-colored irises; …

  6. Oculocutaneous Albinism and Ocular Albinism Overview

    Apr 13, 2023 · In oculocutaneous albinism (OCA), impaired melanin biosynthesis leads to hypopigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes with characteristic ocular abnormalities; in ocular …

  7. Symptoms and Causes of Oculocutaneous Albinism - Verywell …

    May 4, 2024 · Oculocutaneous albinism is a genetic disorder that causes a lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. The condition can also cause vision problems. Learn more.

  8. Oculocutaneous albinism: MedlinePlus Genetics

    Oculocutaneous albinism is a group of conditions that affect coloring (pigmentation) of the skin, hair, and eyes. Explore symptoms, inheritance, genetics of this condition.

  9. Oculocutaneous albinism - UpToDate

    Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a group of rare genetic disorders of melanin biosynthesis inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern [1]. Eight types of OCA caused by mutations in …

  10. Albinism, Oculocutaneous, Type I | Hereditary Ocular Diseases

    Oculocutaneous albinism is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous condition. It is congenital in origin and the combination of foveal hypoplasia and anomalous decussation of neuronal axons …

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