title: Albinism.
abstract: Albinism is a heterogeneous group of conditions having in common a hereditary error of melanin metabolism resulting in misrouting of optic nerve fibers during embryogenesis, underdevelopment of the neuroretinas, and in varying degrees of hypopigmentation of eyes, skin, and hair.
authors.affiliation: Eye Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. isabelle.re@dial.pipex.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Russell-Eggitt
mesh_terms: D016115:Albinism, Oculocutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant