Albinism Research Paper

Words: 390

Pages: 2

Open Document

Albinism

Albinism is one of the more common diseases that can occur in humans. Albinism can be identified in several ways. People with Albinism have a melanin deficiency (Melanin is a brown or black pigment in the skin) in their skin, hair and sometimes in the eyes as well. Albinos normally have blue, hazel or brown eyes. There are also a few symptoms used to identify Albinism. Many people with albinism will have vision problems, white/white blonde hair and also pale skin that is almost white. Due to the lack of melanin in the hair, skin and sometimes eyes, these are some of the symptoms of having Albinism. Albinism is caused in a few ways. First, Albinism can be caused by a mutation of one gene in a group of several genes. It can also be inherited from the parents of an offspring.

Doctors can perform several tests to help diagnose Albinism. For example, a physical exam can be one, description of the pigmentation of the skin, thorough exams of the patients’ eyes and doctors can also compare the pigmentation of the child’s to that of their parents. Albinism has only a few ways of being …show more content…
Albinos have to wear sun-protective clothing when going outside and also have to wear sunscreen that is at least SPF 30 when going outdoors. Albinos also have to wear dark UV-protective sunglasses when outdoors so not to damage their eyesight. Albinism can occur in different ranges. The most common occurrence of getting Albinism is between 1 and 18,000-20,000 people. In different regions however it can occur in 1 in 3,000 people. Albinism is a negative disorder for several reasons. First, it puts a person with Albinism at a higher risk for getting skin cancer. It also prevents most Albinos from getting a driving license because of having (in some cases) 20/200 vision, and in order to get a driving license you have to have 20/40

Albinism Research Paper

ALBINISM December 1, 2014 Health 1 Brittney Sanchez Marissa Byers Albinism is not a disease it is an inheritance that any race can be affected by. People with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. They have inherited altered genes that do not make the usual amounts of a pigment called melanin, which determines what the skin, hair, and eye color will be. Research shows that there are seven different types of albinism. Oculocutaneous albinism type one results…

Words 693 - Pages 3

Essay about Albinism

Albinism Albinism is a congenital disorder where there is a complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes because of the absence or defect in the enzyme that produces melanin. Melanin is responsible for pigment in plants, animals, and protists. Albinism in man has been described by many Greek and Roman writers, and the first accurate scientific paper about it was written in 1908 by Sir Archibald Garrod. Most people only think of humans in the case of albinism, but in reality…

Words 2407 - Pages 10

Harvard Mark I and Question Number Answer Essay

considered to be worthy of credit. It is emphasised that these mark schemes are working documents that apply to these papers in this examination. Every effort is made to ensure a consistent approach to marking from one examination to another but each marking point has to be judged in the context of the candidates' responses and in relation to the other questions in the paper. It should not be assumed that future mark schemes will adopt exactly the same marking points as this one. Edexcel cannot…

Words 4184 - Pages 17

Essay on Wesley Rupe Group Course Project Draft Genetic Engineering Wk 6 Layli Final Edits 4 15 15

Genetic Engineering Wesley Rupe, Jawad Rana, Layli Stroia, Charles Taiwo, Mariella Velasquez, Mark Young DeVry University Genetic Engineering Table of contents Title page ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 Table of contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 1. A brief description of the technology and an explanation of the associated science (Mariella Velasquez) ………………………………………………..……………. 3 2. Psychological considerations and sociological…

Words 8837 - Pages 36