Article
Oculocutaneous albinism variants in 28 consanguineous families and functional classification of a pathogenic deep intron variant in TYR.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2026
Farooq Muhammad, Bruun Gitte Hoffmann, Sarusie Menachem V K, Kessel Line, Akhtar Hamna, Abdullah Uzma, Ali Zafar, Shah Sajjad Ali, Ali Nijat, Anjum Iram, Doktor Thomas K, Andresen Brage Storstein, Baig Shahid Mahmood, Larsen Lars Allan, Grønskov Karen
Abstract excerpt
Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) are genetically and clinically heterogeneous recessive disorders with at least 23 associated genes. Isolated OCA is characterized by hypopigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes combined with ocular abnormalities. Hermansky Pudlak syndrome (HPS) and Chediak-Higaski syndrome are syndromic forms of OCA, distinguished by immunological and hematological symptoms in addition to...
Topics
- Humans
- Albinism, Oculocutaneous
- Introns
- Male
- Female
- Consanguinity
- Monophenol Monooxygenase
- Pedigree
- DNA Copy Number Variations
