Diseases

Albinism

General term for a number of inherited defects of amino acid metabolism in which there is a deficiency or absence of pigment in the eyes, skin, or hair.

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General term for a number of inherited defects of amino acid metabolism in which there is a deficiency or absence of pigment in the eyes, skin, or hair.

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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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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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  1. C11w.270.040w
  2. C16w.320w.290.040w
  3. C16w.320w.565w.100.102w
  4. C16w.320w.850w.080w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Albinism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000417. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000417
  2. Albinism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism
  3. Albinism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81867