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The array of clinical albinism subtypes
Author(s) -
LEROY BP
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.2662.x
Subject(s) - albinism , oculocutaneous albinism , hermansky–pudlak syndrome , medicine , genetics , biology , pathology , pulmonary fibrosis , fibrosis
Purpose: To illustrate the different types of clinical subtypes of albinism. Methods: A systematic overview of the different clinical subtypes of albinism will be given. The relationship between the different phenotypes and their respective genotypes will be explained. Results: In general, a distinction is made between ocular albinism and oculocutaneous albinism. The latter can be isolated or syndromic. Examples of syndromic albinism include the Hermansky‐Pudlak and Chediak‐Higashi syndromes. Conclusions: Ocular and oculocutaneous types of albinism exist. The latter can isolated or can be part of syndromic oculocutaneous albinism.