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Abstract
Albinism is a heterogeneous group of conditions having in common a hereditary error of melanin metabolism resulting in misrouting of optic nerve fibers during embryogenesis, underdevelopment of the neuroretinas, and in varying degrees of hypopigmentation of eyes, skin, and hair.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11705153 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-1549(05)70251-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ophthalmol Clin North Am ISSN: 0896-1549