Albinism is often misunderstood, especially in African countries; meanwhile, people with albinism (PWA) simply have a reduced ...

Youth with congenital deafness treated with gene therapy showed better progress on certain hearing measures than counterparts treated with cochlear implantation in a cohort study from China. Gene ...

Africans are one of the most genetically diverse groups of people in the world. Most people would think Africans are mostly ...

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Albinism is a recessive genetic mutation that occurs when cells can’t produce melanin, the pigment needed for color in the skin, eyes and hair, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

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Alex Lightly told Newsweek she used to hate her hair when she was younger, but has "learned to see the beauty" in her differences.

Using gene therapy to treat hereditary deafness is safe and effective in both children and adults, according to new findings ...

Children who develop deep wrinkles, stunted growth, and rapidly aging bones and blood vessels as early as 1 to 2 years of age ...

Those who get their hair back after an episode of alopecia probably didn’t have moderate to severe hair loss. Learn about ...

Population and family studies support, with few exceptions, the hypothesis that there is a gene which leads to freckles and brown hair in the heterozygous individual, and freckles and red hair in the ...