Article
Molecular basis of albinism in India: evaluation of seven potential candidate genes and some new findings.
Gene - 15 Dec 2012
Mondal M, Sengupta M, Samanta S, Sil A, Ray K
Abstract excerpt
Albinism represents a group of genetic disorders with a broad spectrum of hypopigmentary phenotypes dependent on the genetic background of the patients. Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) patients have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin and hair, whereas ocular albinism (OA) primarily presents the ocular symptoms, and the skin and hair color may vary from near normal to very fair. Mutations in genes directly or...
Topics
- Albinism
- Genes, Recessive
- Humans
- India
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction