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Oculocutaneous albinism

Melanin synthesis

Enzyme or protein defect

Tyrosinase

Accumulates or becomes deficient

Absent melanin

Key features

Hypopigmentation of skin/hair/eyes, photophobia, nystagmus, high skin cancer risk

Management

Sun protection

Not clinical guidance. Written from standard clinical biochemistry, not from the uploaded documents, and marked unreviewed. Teaching-level reference for study and database seeding only. It must not be used to manage a patient.

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