Albinism-Description

Description: Albinism is a defect having lack of pigment melanin and there is little or no pigmenation in the skin, hair and eyes. It can cause serious vision problems or simply blindness. Also since the skin is so light or pale they can very easily get skin cancer by being in the sun for even a short period of time. Albinism is a rare disorder and affects people of all races. adtiong back to ancheint times albinism has cause many people to stand out as diffrent. In the 19th century albinism was considered such a bizare trait that people in africa that had the disordered were usually killed and dismembered because they were thought to have bodies that posses magical properties.

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