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Albinism INTRODUCTION Background of disorder Albinism is a genetic disorder when there is little or no melanin pigment in the skin, hair, or eyes. Melanin is the pigment in skin hair and eyes. The word albinism comes from the Latin word albus, which means white, or without color. There are two kinds of albinism, oculocutaneous albinism and ocular albinism. Oculocutaneous albinism is when both the skin and eyes and ocular albinism is mostly the eyes. When and who discovered or when first talked about in history Garrod first discovered albinism scientifically in 1908 Affect on males or females Oculocutaneous albinism is equal in both men and women. Ocular albinism is a disease that mostly affects mal