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About Albinism

  • October 3, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

We get our skin, eye, and hair color from a substance called melanin. When people’s bodies can’t produce enough melanin, they have a condition called albinism. People with albinism usually have very pale skin and hair, but some types affect only the eyes.

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