Brown Oculocutaneous Albinism
An autosomal recessive defect in pigment production seen in blacks from Africa and New Guinea which is characterised by hyperkeratosis, photophobia, nystagmus and strabismus, pachydermia and a relatively low amount of pigmentSegen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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In southern Africa,
brown oculocutaneous albinism (BOCA) maps to the OCA2 locus on chromosome 15q: P-gene mutations identified.
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