What is Albinism ?
Is Albinism a disease or a condition?
Albinism is a condition
What inheritance pattern does Albinism have?
Autosomal recessive inheritance pattern.
What causes Albinism?
Genetic condition.
What color do people with Albinism usually have?
Why are albino's eyes affect by the condition
Lack of pigment
Which parts of your body are affected by Albinism?
Your skin, hair, and eyes
What is autosomal recessive inheritance?
It’s where both parents carry the gene, there’s a 1 in 4 chance that their child will also be a carrier
Is albinism considered as a disability?
Yes, because Albinism comes with many health problems.
Can the condition affect animals?
Yes! Often the condition affects their scales, eyes etc.
What place has the most albinos?
Tanzania.
When people have albinism, are they more vulnerable to skin cancer?
Yes, because due to this condition it results in having very fair skin.
In type OA, what inheritance is it?
X-linked inheritance pattern
Is it possible for parents that both of albinism have a child unaffected by the condition?
Yes! It's more common.
True or False: There's more than 2 types of albinism
True! There's four.
oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) ocular albinism.
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.
Chediak-Higashi syndrome.
Griscelli syndrome
True or False: Albinos eyes have rapid movement
True! They have Nystagmus.
Why do people with albinism have vision difficulties?
It’s because the lack of pigmentation in their irises
True or False:
The inheritance will affect boys and girl the same.
False, The pattern will affect males and females differently, girls will usually only be carriers and boys will have albinism.
Is the condition contagious?
No, albinism is not a disease.
Why do people with albinism have a high risk of getting sun cancer?
They have a higher risk of getting sun cancer because of the lack of melanin in their skin.
True or False: Albinism affects your lifespan
False! It usually doesn't.
What are the different types of albinism?
What happens when a mother is a carrier of albinism?
The daughters have 1 in 2 chance of becoming carried & sons will have a 1 in 2 chance of having albinism
What ethnicity is more prone to Albinism?
African Americans.
True or False: Albinism is more common with females.
False! It's equal between males and females.
If only one parents has Albinism, will the child be affected by it too?
Most likely no, but there's a rare chance.