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Lessons of a day hospital: Comprehensive assessment of patients with albinism in a European setting.
Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Mar 2018
Marti Aurélie, Lasseaux Eulalie, Ezzedine Khaled, Léauté-Labrèze Christine, Boralevi Franck, Paya Clément, Coste Valentine, Deroissart Vincent, Arveiler Benoit, Taieb Alain, Morice-Picard Fanny
Abstract excerpt
Albinism is a rare genetic disease, comprising syndromic and non-syndromic forms. We assessed clinical and genetic characteristics in a prospective evaluation of 64 patients (33 children and 31 adults) seen at a specialized day hospital. Causative genetic mutations were found in TYR (23/64, 35.9%), OCA2 (19/64, 29.7%), TYRP1 (1/64, 1.6%), SLC45A2 (12/64, 18.7%), C10orf11 (1/64, 1.6%), HPS1 (3/64, 4.7%), HPS5...
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