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Oculocutaneous albinism with TYRP1 gene mutations in a Caucasian patient.
Pigment cell research - 1 Jun 2006
Rooryck Caroline, Roudaut Christel, Robine Eulalie, Müsebeck Jörg, Arveiler Benoît
Abstract excerpt
Non-syndromic oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder with mutations identified in several genes: OCA1 (tyrosinase, TYR), OCA2 (OCA2), OCA3 (tyrosinase-related protein 1, TYRP1), and OCA4 (membrane-associated transporter protein, MATP). OCA3 was thought to be restricted to black populations, where it was clinically described as rufous or brown...
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