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Albinism News

Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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Albinism- Related News

Medindia provides you with the latest news and research breakthroughs on Albinism. Please find 3 such items on this topic.

Is Albinism Treatment On The Anvil?
Individuals with oculocutaneous albinism, type 1 (OCA1) have white hair, very pale skin, and light-colored irises because they have none, or very little, of the pigment melanin in their skin...

Witch Doctors Butcher Tanzania's Albinos for 'Lucky Potions'
Treading with fear as he walks down a street in northern Tanzania, Alfred Kapole knows that his legs, arms, skin, tongue and hair are worth thousands of dollars to local witch doctors. A...

Albinos in Burundi Take Refuge from Sorcerers and Organ Traders
Albinos in Burundi are being targeted by killer gangs as well as organ traders and are fleeing these people in large numbers. Albino Richard Ciza was alerted by neighbours last week that...