41. Ocularalbinism Ocular albinism is purely and typically genetic in nature. 17. In addition to albinisma knowledge of genetics is useful in the diagnosis of a. glaucoma. http://www.marchon.com/Prof. Courses/Ocular Albinism/ocularalbinism.html

Ocular Albinism Scroll down to review course CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM Table of Contents Introduction Instructions About the Author Credits ... Answer Sheet Introduction This special issue dealing with genetic disorders of the eye is the first in our series of home-study, continuing education courses for optometrists. If you would like to receive future lessons for CECs or simply for their interest and benefit, we invite you to contact your Marchon sales representative or write directly to Marchon for a free copy. Ocular albinism is purely and typically genetic in nature. So your investigation of albinism actually serves as prototype for studying and understanding the basic principles behind other inherited eye diseases; for example, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and color-vision deficiency. But our text offers more: In addition to contributing to your understanding of genetic eye diseases in general, our updated material on albinism can be put to use clinically in your everyday optometric practice. This will prove to be especially useful in cases of "hidden" albinism. Details on how to carry out the multiple-choice examination are spelled out below. Note that, by obtaining a passing grade on the lesson's optional, multiple-choice examination, you will be entitled to two hours of continuing education credits toward your annual State Board relicensing. However, even if you're not looking for CECs and you don't intend to qualify, why not test your knowledge of the subject by taking the Q-and-A test for your own enlightenment and satisfaction?

42. Information Headquarters: Albinism susceptible to sunburn. genetics albinism is a genetic condition whichis inherited from an individual s parents. For OCA, an individual http://www.informationheadquarters.com/Medical_Terms/Albinism.shtml

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43. Sciforums.com - Genetics Question : Albinos means that already a simple mutation can lead to albinism (spelling?) loss of ithink) hope this helps, Bart ref Human pigmentation genetics the difference http://www.sciforums.com/archive/index.php/t-27641

sciforums.com Science View Thread : Genetics Question : Albinos Eflex tha Vybe Scientist Behold a pale human. I have a question for all the geneticists. I just completed a trip to Nigeria ( a truly beautiful place) While I was travelling the country, I noticed many albinos amoungst the general population. (not really a big deal, but I got to thinking) Since the genome indicates that all humans have the genes to manufacture melanin, Why dont we ever see a dark skinned (highly pigmented) child born to a Swedish couple? I've racking my brain for the the evolutionary answer, but since the mechanism for two Nigerians having an albino child is purely chance, why doesnt chance ever have a German couple give birth to a darker skinned child? Eflex tha Vybe Scientist did I stump the forum, or do I need to rephrase my question? spuriousmonkey maybe we don't have an answer. I didn't. I never heard of the exception. And I can't figure out why. It is probably something simple, but what? bmengels hi, the apparatus that generates pigmentation is rather complex and defects can lead to incomplete or absent pigmentation (albino) (overall or even restricted to the eyes (as far as i could judge from this paper i skimmed) this means that already a simple mutation can lead to albinism (spelling?) : loss of function. the gain of function mutationfor a pale skinned couple to have a more strongly pigmented child would be much much more rare.

44. Links Info The S Locus (includes mantle genetics). Bruce Cattanach s Website on Deafness itsRelated Traits. Congentinal Deafness Its Recognition. THE albinism DATABASE. http://home.flash.net/~dby/chlinx.htm

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45. Population Genetics Example albinism in the us is a recessive genetic characteristic.About one in 20,000 inviduals are albinos. Therefore, q 2 = 1 http://www.bio.miami.edu/tom/bil160/bil160goods/04_popgen.html

Population Genetics Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Let's assume that a population of individuals of the same species mate together. We will make the following simplifying assumptions: 1) There are no mutations. 2) There is no migration into or out from the population. 3) There are a very large number of individuals. 4) They mate randomly. 5) There is no natural selection Suppose that the probability of a dominant allele "A" is p and the probability of the recessive allele "a" is q. (Remember, probabilities range from to 1.) Of course, we know that p+q = 1 because a particular sperm or egg must either have "A" 0r "a" with 100% certainty unless this gene is located on a sex chromosome. Since the sperm and eggs combine randomly, the chance of a zygote having genotype "AA" is p , of having genotype "Aa" is 2pq, and of having "aa" is q . Just as a given haploid sperm or egg must have either "A" or "a" gives p+q = 1, a given zygote (and the resulting adult) having to have genotype "AA", "Aa", or "aa" gives p + 2pq + q = 1. (You may remember this from algebra as the binomial theorem.)

46. Entrez PubMed earliest steps of melanosome formation. MeSH Terms albinism, Ocular/genetics*;albinism, Ocular/metabolism; Animals; Comparative Study; http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/11095635

Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein ... Books Search PubMed Protein Nucleotide Structure Genome Books CancerChromosomes 3D Domains Domains Gene GEO GEO DataSets HomoloGene Journals MeSH NCBI Web Site OMIM PMC PopSet SNP Taxonomy UniGene UniSTS for Limits Preview/Index History Clipboard ... Text Version Entrez PubMed Overview FAQ Tutorial New/Noteworthy ... E-Utilities PubMed Services Journals Database MeSH Database Single Citation Matcher Batch Citation Matcher ... Cubby Related Resources Order Documents NLM Gateway TOXNET Consumer Health ... PubMed Central Summary Brief Abstract Citation ASN.1 MEDLINE XML UI List LinkOut Related Articles Cited in Books CancerChrom Links Domain Links 3D Domain Links GEO DataSet Links Gene Links Genome Links GEO Links HomoloGene Links Nucleotide Links OMIM Links PMC Links Cited in PMC PopSet Links Protein Links SNP Links Structure Links UniSTS Links Show: Sort Author Journal Pub Date Text File Clipboard E-mail Order Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2000 Dec;41(13):4333-7. Related Articles, Links Expression pattern of the ocular albinism type 1 (Oa1) gene in the murine retinal pigment epithelium. Surace EM, Angeletti B, Ballabio A, Marigo V.

47. Entrez PubMed interpretation of positional cloning experiments. MeSH Terms albinism/genetics;Animals; Base Sequence; Genome*; Haplotypes/genetics; Mice; http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/12466852

Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein ... Books Search PubMed Protein Nucleotide Structure Genome Books CancerChromosomes 3D Domains Domains Gene GEO GEO DataSets HomoloGene Journals MeSH NCBI Web Site OMIM PMC PopSet SNP Taxonomy UniGene UniSTS for Limits Preview/Index History Clipboard ... Text Version Entrez PubMed Overview FAQ Tutorial New/Noteworthy ... E-Utilities PubMed Services Journals Database MeSH Database Single Citation Matcher Batch Citation Matcher ... Cubby Related Resources Order Documents NLM Gateway TOXNET Consumer Health ... PubMed Central Summary Brief Abstract Citation ASN.1 MEDLINE XML UI List LinkOut Related Articles Cited in Books CancerChrom Links Domain Links 3D Domain Links GEO DataSet Links Gene Links Genome Links GEO Links HomoloGene Links Nucleotide Links OMIM Links PMC Links Cited in PMC PopSet Links Protein Links SNP Links Structure Links UniSTS Links Show: Sort Author Journal Pub Date Text File Clipboard E-mail Order Nature. 2002 Dec 5;420(6915):574-8. Related Articles, Links Comment in: Nat Biotechnol. 2003 Jan;21(1):31-2. Nature. 2002 Dec 5;420(6915):517-8. The mosaic structure of variation in the laboratory mouse genome. Wade CM, Kulbokas EJ 3rd, Kirby AW, Zody MC, Mullikin JC, Lander ES, Lindblad-Toh K, Daly MJ.

48. Institute For Molecular Bioscience, Human Genetics Goes To The People are taking genetics to the people to better understand human pigmentation disordersand improve the quality of life for South Pacific Islanders with albinism. http://www.imb.uq.edu.au/?page=13532&pid=

49. Feline Genetics - 4 Feline genetics R. Roger Breton Nancy J Creek. Continued from page 3The ColorDensity Gene. The third distinction. The albinism Gene. The http://www.netpets.com/cats/reference/genetics/catgenetics4.html

Feline Genetics R. Roger Breton Nancy J Creek Continued from page 3 The Color-Density Gene The third and last of the genes controlling the coat color is the color-density gene. This gene controls the uniformity of distribution of pigment throughout the hair and comes in two alleles: dense, "D", and dilute, "d". The dense allele, "D", is wild, is dominant, and causes pigment to be distributed evenly throughout each hair, making the color deep and pure. A dense coat will be black, dark brown, medium brown, or orange. The dilute allele, "d", is mutant, is recessive, and causes pigment to be agglutinated into microscopic clumps surrounded by translucent unpigmented areas, allowing white light to shine through and diluting the color. A dilute coat will be blue (gray), tan, beige, or cream. The Eight Cat Colors All possible expressions of the color, orange-making, and color- density genes produce the eight basic coat colors: black, blue (gray), chestnut or chocolate (dark-brown), lavender or lilac (tan), cinnamon (medium brown), fawn (beige), red (orange), and cream. Sex "BB Bb Bbl bb bbl blbl" ooDD Either Black Black Black Chestnut Chestnut Cinna ooDd Either Black Black Black Chestnut Chestnut Cinna oodd Either Blue Blue Blue Lavender Lavender Fawn oODD Female Blk/Red Blk/Red Blk/Red Chs/Red Chs/Red

50. Albino Blue Tongue Skink Fact Sheet - BlueTongueSkinks.NET with recessive genetic mutations such as leucism, albinism, and amelanism, to animalsthat are a little lighter than usual with no apparent genetics responsible http://bluetongueskinks.net/albino.htm

The Truth About Albino Blue Tongue Skinks BlueTongueSkinks.NET Introduction Albinism vs. Amelanism Hypomelanism Leucism ... Albino Look-A-Likes ( click to enlarge ) Introduction Albino - "A person or animal lacking normal pigmentation, with the result being that the skin and hair are abnormally white or milky and the eyes have a pink or blue iris and a deep-red pupil." Albinism - "Congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration in a person, animal, or plant, resulting in white hair and pink eyes in mammals." O The following text is written by James Wilson Albinism vs. Amelanism Hypomelanism Leucism This trait is displayed in animals that have no pigmentation, appearing milky white with bluish black eyes. I have heard more than one report from people claiming to have Leucistic Blue-tongued Skinks, and to date, none have even come close to being an actual leucistic Blue-tongue. As far as I know, Leucism has not yet been witnessed in Blue-tongued Skinks. Melanism and Hypermelanism Striped Blue Tongues Could it actually be true? Apparently the answer is yes. There is a breeder in Ohio who had a striped Irian Jaya Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua ssp.) in his collection. It was a very light tan color with two thin brown stripes that run from the neck to the tip of the tail. As far as I know, it was the only one of its kind. It is also not known if it was a recessive or co-dominant trait, or if it was even genetically reproducible at all. I happen to think that it was genetically reproducible and most likely co-dominant, but that is purely speculation on my part. Unfortunately, it will remain a mystery, as the owner recently informed me that this animal died before its second year from unknown causes.

51. Albinism done unless a couple already has a child with albinism in these circumstancesalbinism can be detected through amniocentesis. Cause, a genetic defect in an http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/core/bio/genetics/albinism.htm

Albinism (Oculocutaneous) Inheritance autosomal recessive Occurrence 1 in 17,000 in the United States Description disorder characterized by absence of pigment in hair, skin, and eyes Testing testing cannot be accurately done unless a couple already has a child with albinism in these circumstances albinism can be detected through amniocentesis Cause a genetic defect in an enzyme called tyrosinase (the gene is found on chromosome 11) Melanin Background: Melanin is a pigment found in our skin that absorbs UV light and prevents damage to our skin. Most students will be familiar with melanin as the pigment in human skin responsible for tanning. When we are exposed to the sun, our bodies increase the amount of melanin in our skin; this is known as a tan. We make melanin by converting the amino acid tyrosine into melanin by the enzyme tyrosinase. Individuals with albinism have no melanin in their skin because they cannot convert tyrosine to melanin. They have fair skin and hair and do not tan. The other place in our body where we use melanin is in our eyes. In the absence of melanin the fovea (found on the retina) does not develop properly. It is partly due to this that most individuals with albinism have reduced visual acuity. Activity: Give the class an assignment (in groups or individually) to research skin cancer. Once they have discovered many of the basics (which should include a simple understanding of how we tan and the role melanin plays), initiate a discussion on the role of melanin in our bodies. Ask if anyone knows how melanin is formed. Allow students time to think and hypothesize. After some time (if no one knows) explain how tyrosine (an amino acid) is converted to melanin.

52. Genetics - EHS NOAH is a volunteer organization for persons and families involved with the conditionof albinism. It does not diagnose, treat, or provide genetic counseling. http://www.tcps.k12.md.us/ehs/lib/gen.html

Genetics All About Multiple Sclerosis http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/ - "aims to provide accurate and comprehensive medical information about multiple sclerosis (MS) written in plain English by people with the disease." There is an encyclopedia, personal narratives on different aspects of MS, a list of famous people with the disease, and numerous related links. Alphabetic List of Specific Disease/Disorders http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/alphalist.html - allows you to search for valid sites and articles dealing with specific diseases. ALS/MND Alliance - http://www.alsmndalliance.org - provides "a forum for support and the exchange of information between the worldwide associations" concerned with the disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neuron disease (MND). Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/ - discuses the facts, health care, medical issues and research on this disease. http://www.aplastic.org/ - has information on bone marrow failure diseases (including aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)). It also provides information about clinical trials and research, news, and a FAQ section that includes a glossary of relevant medical terms and links to related sites. Blazing a Genetic Trail: Research on Mutant Genes and Hereditary Diseases http://www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/start.htm

53. Zl1002 Medelian Genetics 2 BZ1001 Mendelian genetics 2 INHERITANCE OF MENDELIAN TRAITS. As An exampleof a recessive trait The inheritance of albinism. albinism http://homes.jcu.edu.au/~zljes/bz1001/lecture7.htm

BZ1001 Mendelian Genetics 2 INHERITANCE OF MENDELIAN TRAITS. As a result of meiosis and fertilisation offspring receive one set of chromosomes from parents: half from the father and half from the mother. If parent is heterozygous, offspring can only inherit one of the two alternative alleles the chances of inheriting each of the alternatives are equal Mendel's 'segregation' law Simplest patterns of inheritance are shown by single autosomal gene (ie by a single gene not located on the sex chromosome). An example of a recessive trait: The inheritance of albinism. Albinism 1 in 38000 whites and about 1 in 22000 blacks. Albinos synthesise little or no melanin, the pigment commonly found in skin, hair, and eyes. There are several forms of albinism, but the commonest results from the lack of a particular enzyme (tyrosinase) which is needed to synthesise melanin. The trait is recessive; that is, heterozygotes are not albinos. The allele for albinism as a normal pigmentation as A. An albino genotype aa Normal has a genotype AA . or Aa All gametes from albino will carry the a allele

54. Biology 311 - General Genetics PCTR PCtR pCTR pCtR PcTR PctR pcTR pctR. 10. (6 points) albinism is a geneticcondition in humans that causes a complete lack of pigmentation. http://mason.gmu.edu/~kfryxell/MT1_F00.html

1. (8 points) Suppose that you perform the following dihybrid cross in corn: RrWw x RrWw . Of the F offspring, 3/16 have yellow and smooth kernels, as you would expect. A) You select a single yellow smooth F plant, test cross it to rrww , and obtain the following F 1/2 yellow smooth + 1/2 yellow wrinkled. What was the genotype of the F parent? rrWw B) You select another yellow smooth F plant, test cross it, but this time you obtain the following F all yellow smooth. Why did this experiment give a different result than the experiment in part (A)? This F parent had the rrWW genotype 2. (6 points) Suppose that you perform the following trihybrid cross: AaBbCc x aaBbCc . What fraction of the progeny will have the AaBbCC genotype? P = (1/2) (1/2) (1/4) = 1/16 3. (4 points) In an organism in which the diploid (2N) number of chromosomes is 52, how many tetrads would you expect to form during metaphase of meiosis I? -> A) B) C) D) E) (4 points) Suppose that "prancing" horses have an inherited trait that causes them to trot with their feet held higher than normal. You are studying the inheritance of prancing because you want to make a lot of money selling horses to circuses. In the pedigree below, shaded (black) symbols represent prancing horses, while unshaded (white) symbols represent horses with a normal gait. What is the most likely mode of inheritance of the prancing mutation? A) X-linked recessive B) Autosomal recessive C) X-linked dominant D) Autosomal dominant

55. Albinism - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia genetics. albinism is a genetic condition which is inherited froman individual s parents. For OCA, an individual must inherit an http://www.phatnav.com/wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Albino

56. Texas Department Of Health-Genetic Services albinism is an example of a common type of inheritance called autosomal recessiveinheritance. Many genetic conditions are also inherited this way, such as http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/genetics/faq.htm

Genetic Services Frequently Asked Questions Home IACGS Provider List Financial ... Legislation FAQs Human Genome Project Contracts Professionals Publications ... Definitions There are a lot of misconceptions about genetic disorders and inheritance. Here are some answers to commonly asked questions that may help to clear up confusion. Table of Contents What's the difference between DNA and a gene? How come sometimes you inherit certain traits from your parents and sometimes you don't? What causes Down Syndrome? What does genetics have to do with cancer? ... Can I "grow out" of a genetic condition? What's the difference between DNA and a gene? Your DNA is like a book of instructions that directs what traits you will get. In humans, DNA is very organized and packaged into chromosomes . We get 23 chromosomes from our mother and 23 from our father for a total of 46 chromosomes. Each chromosome has very specific chapters that tell the cell what kinds of characteristics you will have (like eye color and hair color). Each of these chapters that codes for a specific trait is called a gene. So, a gene is a small piece of DNA that has information about one of your traits. How come sometimes you inherit certain traits from your parents and sometimes you don't?

57. NEJM -- Mutations Of The P Gene In Oculocutaneous Albinism, Ocular Albinism, And the PraderWilli syndrome, and at least some cases of autosomal recessive ocularalbinism. Source Information. From the Departments of Medical genetics (S.-TL http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/330/8/529

HOME SEARCH CURRENT ISSUE PAST ISSUES ... HELP Please sign in for full text and personal services Previous Volume 330:529-534 February 24, 1994 Number 8 Next Mutations of the P Gene in Oculocutaneous Albinism, Ocular Albinism, and Prader-Willi Syndrome Plus Albinism Seung-Taek Lee, Robert D. Nicholls, Sarah Bundey, Renata Laxova, Maria Musarella, and Richard A. Spritz Full Text Add to Personal Archive Add to Citation Manager Notify a Friend ... PubMed Citation ABSTRACT Background Type II (tyrosinase-positive) oculocutaneous albinism is an autosomal recessive disorder that has recently been mapped to chromosome segment 15q11-q13. The frequency of this disorder is greatly increased in patients with Prader-Willi or Angelman syndrome, both of which involve deletions of chromosome 15q. The P protein is a transmembrane polypeptide that may transport small molecules such as tyrosine, the precursor of melanin. The P gene is located in chromosome segment 15q11-q13. Methods We studied the tyrosinase and P genes in three patients with type II oculocutaneous albinism, one of whom also had Prader-Willi

58. Comments For Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut 2.) How do college activist groups affect their campuses? 3.) Whatcauses albinism? (genetics) -4.) Where does superstition arise? http://www.library.vcu.edu/cfapps/jbc/instruct/honors/view.cfm?id=51

59. Albinism albinism information and links to national and international supportgroups, clinics with genetic counselors and geneticists. Image http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/albinism.html

Albinism National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH) PO Box 959, East Hampstead, NH 03826-0959 Phone: 800 473-2310, Phone and Fax: 603 887-2310 Web site: http://www.albinism.org/ Albinism World Alliance (AWA) , network of albinism support groups in various countries, founded in 1992, representatives from Australia, Canada, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Germany, Mali, Malawi, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Norway, South Africa,and others International Albinism Center , University of Minnesota Vision of Children Foundation , San Diego, hereditary childhood blindness, x-linked ocular albinism, other blindness Albinism , Netherlands, includes drawings of effects on eye Albinism , Denmark Assosiation For Albinism (NFFA), Norway Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Network Also See: National organizations information on genetic conditions or birth defects Information for Siblings and Family Members Health Resource Directory National Health Information Center Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), albinism Redefining Beauty , Life Magazine, http://www.rickguidotti.com/

60. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Albinism Signs and tests Return to top. The most accurate way to determine albinismand the specific type is genetic testing. This is helpful http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001479.htm

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Albinism Contents of this page: Illustrations Alternative names Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Prevention Illustrations Nevus, halo Alternative names Return to top Hypopigmentation; Oculocutaneous albinism; Ocular albinism Definition Return to top Albinism refers to a group of related conditions. These conditions are the result of altered genes that cause a defect of melanin production. This defect results in the partial or full absence of pigment from the skin, hair, and eyes. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top Albinism results when the body is unable to produce or distribute pigment, called melanin, because of one of several possible genetic defects. In Type 1 albinism defects in the metabolism of tyrosine lead to failure in converting this amino acid to melanin. This is due to a genetic defect in tyrosinase the enzyme responsible for metabolizing tyrosine. Type 2 albinism is due to a defect in the "P" gene. Those with this type have slight pigmentation at birth.

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