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Albinism

Known as: Albinism [Disease/Finding], albinismus, albino 
A group of genetic conditions marked by little or none of the pigment melanin in the skin, hair, and/or eyes. People with albinism may have vision… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (5)

ALBINISM-DEAFNESS SYNDROMEBrachymetapody-Anodontia-Hypotrichosis-AlbinoidismHermanski-Pudlak SyndromeMicrocephaly albinism digital anomalies syndrome
Albinism with hemorrhagic diathesis and pigmented reticuloendothelial cellsCatechol OxidaseChediak-Higashi SyndromeDermatologic disorders

Broader (2)

Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsHereditary Diseases

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2013
2013
Albino (al) is a tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient mutant of the silkworm Bombyx mori.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Hair pattern and hair succession in the albino mouse.
  • K. Borum
  • Acta pathologica et microbiologica Scandinavica
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 28420433
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Handling and Isolation in Three Strains of Rats Affect Open Field, Exploration, Hoarding and Predation
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Accelerated disappearance of melanocytes in bcl-2-deficient mice.
Follicular melanocytes in bcl-2(-/-) mice have been reported to turn gray during the second hair cycle. Light microscopic… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Functional properties of cloned melanogenic proteins.
Several genes critical to the regulation of melanin production in mammals have recently been cloned and characterized. They map… 
1987
1987
Radiation-induced forward and reverse specific locus mutations and dominant cataract mutations in treated strain BALB/c and DBA/2 male mice.
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1967
Highly Cited
1967
Spontaneous mutations and mutation rates in the house mouse.
HE frequency of occurrence of spontaneous mutations has been under investigation in the extensive mouse breeding colonies of the… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Quantitative studies of hair growth in the albino rat. III. The role of the adrenal glands.
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Quantitative studies of hair growth in the albino rat. I. Normal males and females.
1958
1958
Quantitative studies of hair growth in the albino rat. II. The effect of sex hormones.
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