Condition characterized by the inability to produce melanin, resulting in a lack of pigment in the skin, hair, or eyes.

A condition caused by the lack of melanin production in the iris, hairs, and skin. In humans, most often inherited as an autosomal recessive.

Partial or total absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes; frequently accompanied by strabismus, nystagmus, reduced acuity, light sensitivity, and poor depth perception.

the state of an animal where there is an absence or great decrease of melanin, referred to as "albino"

the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair

a disorder in which melanin is absent or decreased in the skin, hair and eyes

This condition results from a defect in melanin production. It results in the absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. In mild/moderate cases of albinism absence of pigments, patchy absence of pigment, and/or lighter than normal skin and hair are common. In severe cases albinism may cause vision defects, a bleeding disorder, and/or lung and bowl diseases.

absence of normal pigmentation (colouring) in the body (hair, skin, eyes)

Lack of pigmentation of the skin, hair, and irises of the eyes.

A genetic condition that manifests as a lack of pigment

a lack of colour in the skin, eyes and hair that runs in families, that is white skin and hair with pale blue or pink eyes.

A recessive hereditary trait which presents as white hair due to defective melanin production thought to be caused by a mutation within genes. Albinos have no melanin pigment and do not tan. Their skin is otherwise normal. Albinism affects people from all races.

An abnormal lack of pigment in animals that results in white or whitish external features. The feathers of total albinos are completely white, while partial albinos have white feathering in only some areas. Total albinos have pink irises because blood vessels at the surface of the eyes become visible in the absence of other pigments. Most albinos are the result of a genetic abnormality, are present at birth, and can be passed on to offspring. Albinism is not extremely rare in Purple Martins - every year a few fledglings are reported somewhere, but they rarely survive their first year of life because they are harassed so severely by other martins.

a rare, inherited disorder characterized by a total or partial lack of melanin (skin pigment) in the skin.

A group of genetic disorders in which there is partial or total lack of the pigment melanin in the eyes, skin, and hair. See the entire definition of Albinism

Genetic condition caused by the body's inability to manufacture pigments; an autosomal recessive trait.

When there is a reduction of pigmentation or coloring within the tissue of an organ, this is called albinism. When pigment is reduced in the eye, light cannot be processed properly and the person may not see clearly. A person may have a lack of pigment through their body (Oculocutaneous albinism) and have white hair and pinkish eyes, or the lack of pigment may only be inside the eyes (ocular albinism) without any outward change in the person's appearance. People with Albinism are usually extremely photophobic (avoiding of bright light). Often Nystagmus (a non-controllable movement of the eyes) is present with albinism.

Congenital deficiency or absence of pigment (color) in the skin, hair, choroid, retina and iris. Go to Top

A group of conditions that cause a problem with your body’s ability to make melanin, which is the pigment (color) of your skin, hair and eyes. This can make the skin and hair look very white.

Condition where a person or animal lacks pigment. Albinos' eyes often have very light blue or pink irises and a pink pupil (due to lack of pigment inside the back of the eye). Visual symptoms include light sensitivity, nystagmus, blurred vision, vision loss and strabismus.

lack of normal pigment in the skin, eyes, and hair.

An inherited disorder where the skin almost completely lacks melanin. It affects the skin, eyes and hair. The incidence of albinism is about 1:20,000.

failure to develop pigment particularly melanin in skin, hair and iris. Resulting in light-skinned with white hair and 'pink' eyes due to reflection of the choroid capillaries behind the retina. It is a genetic condition.

An inherited disorder in which there is no pigmentation in skin, hair or eyes, due to the absence of melanin, the substance that gives skin its color.

A group of inherited conditions which include a decrease in the amount of pigment in the eyes, skin and feathers.

Deficiency in or lack of ability to produce the pigment melanin. .

Albinos are animals in which the usual colouring matters characteristic of the species have not been produced in the skin and its appendages. Albinism is the state of being an albino.

The absence of pigment in hair and skin, caused by the inability of melanocytes to produce melanin.

Lack of pigmentation in eyes, hair, and/or skin with associated vision loss and sensitivity to light. Amblyopia: Lack of development of vision because an eye was not used in early childhood. Most often caused by strabismus or eye turn.

a condition in which people are born with insufficient amounts of the pigment melanin, which is responsible for hair, skin, and eye colour

The absence of all normal body pigmentation at birth, a condition that can occur in all races.

Albinism (from Latin albus, meaning "white"; http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/albino extended etymology at Wiktionary), more technically hypomelanism or hypomelanosis, is a form of hypopigmentary congenital disorder, characterized by a lack of melanin pigment in the eyes, skin and hair (or more rarely the eyes alone). Albinism results from inheritance of recessive genes. The condition is known to affect mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.