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Albinism

Alternate Names : Albino

Albinism | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring | Attribution


What can be done to prevent the disease?

Albinism is an inherited disease and cannot be prevented.

What are the long-term effects of the disease?

People with albinism have a much higher risk of skin cancer because they lack a protective pigment in the skin.

What are the risks to others?

Albinism is not contagious and poses no risk to others. Because it is inherited, it can be passed from parents to their children at conception.


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Albinism: Treatment & Monitoring

Author: Lynn West, MD
Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 07/27/01



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