Oculocutaneous albinism type I

Oculocutaneous albinism type I
Classification and external resources
OMIM 203100

Oculocutaneous Albinism Type I or –Type 1A (OCA1A)[1] is an autosomal recessive skin disease associated with albinism. This type of albinism is caused when the gene OCA1 does not function properly.

The location of OCA1 may be written as "11q1.4-q2.1", meaning it is on chromosome 11, long arm, somewhere in the range of band 1, sub-band 4, and band 2, sub-band 1.

References

  1. ↑ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 203100


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