Albinism

Albinism is a form of hypopigmentary congenital disorder, characterized by a partial or total lack of melanin pigment in the eyes, skin and hair . Albinism results from inheritance of recessive genes. The condition is known to affect mammals , fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. While the most common term for an organism affected by albinism is "albino" , the word is sometimes used in derogatory ways towards people; more neutral terms are "albinistic" and "person with albinism" . Additional clinical adjectives sometimes used to refer to animals are "albinoid" and "albinic". (From the Wikpedia article Albinism.)

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Recent Publications on Albinism:
A new genetic variant of mdx mice: study of the phenotype. Genetic selection in a colony of mdx mice (suffering from...	13th November, 2009	Russian State	Bull Exp Biol Med. 2009 May;147(5):625-9.
Altered lung surfactant system in a Rab38-deficient rat model of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome. Several Long Evans rat substrains carrying the phenotype of oculocutaneous...	10th November, 2009	Kanazawa Medical University.	Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2009 Nov 6. DOI Direct Link
A Comprehensive Analysis Reveals Mutational Spectra and Common Alleles in Chinese Patients with Oculocutaneous Albinism. Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a heterogeneous recessive disorder with...	30th October, 2009	[1] Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of	J Invest Dermatol. 2009 Oct 29. DOI Direct Link
An audit of genetic testing in diagnosis of inherited retinal disorders: a prerequisite for gene-specific intervention. BACKGROUND: There has been an exponential increase in the number of genes...	29th October, 2009	Department of Ophthalmology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New	Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep;37(7):703-11. DOI Direct Link
Deep sequencing of the small RNAs derived from two symptomatic variants of a chloroplastic viroid: implications for their genesis and for pathogenesis. Northern-blot hybridization and low-scale sequencing have revealed that...	23rd October, 2009	Istituto di Virologia Vegetale del CNR, Bari, Italy.	PLoS One. 2009 Oct 21;4(10):e7539. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Albinism:
A Comprehensive Analysis Reveals Mutational Spectra and Common Alleles in Chinese Patients with Oculocutaneous Albinism	MDLinx:  Nov 4 2009 10:27AM Matching: albinism
A Comprehensive Analysis Reveals Mutational Spectra and Common Alleles in Chinese Patients with Oculocutaneous Albinism	Journal of Investigative Dermatology:  Oct 29 2009 10:51AM Matching: albinism
Uganda: The Sharp Sting of Genetic Diseases	AllAfrica.com:  Oct 12 2009 1:01PM Matching: albinism
The sharp sting of genetic diseases	New Vision:  Oct 11 2009 10:05PM Matching: albinism

Albinism Clinical Trials:
Visual Function and Ocular Pigmentation in Albinism

Albinism Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7345229	Insect resistant cotton plants
7410639	Vascular endothelial growth factor D(VEGF-D) antibodies and methods of use
7411051	Antibodies to HDPPA04 polypeptide
7422902	Lipid-nucleic acid particles prepared via a hydrophobic lipid-nucleic acid complex intermediate and use for gene transfer
7425331	Protein A methods of use
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