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Heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive disorders comprising at least four recognized types, all having in common varying degrees of hypopigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes. The two most common are the tyrosinase-positive and tyrosinase-negative types.
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- Albinism, Oculocutaneous
- Albinism, Tyrosinase-Negative
- Albinism, Tyrosinase-Positive
- Albinism, Yellow-Mutant
- Yellow Mutant Albinism
- Albinism, Tyrosinase Negative
- Albinism, Tyrosinase Positive
- Albinism, Yellow Mutant
- Mutant Albinism, Yellow
- Mutant Albinisms, Yellow
- Tyrosinase-Negative Albinism
- Tyrosinase-Positive Albinism
- Yellow-Mutant Albinism
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- Albinism (1966-1990)
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- National Library of Medicine. Oculocutaneous Albinism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016115. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016115
- Oculocutaneous Albinism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculocutaneous_albinism
- Oculocutaneous Albinism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2017741