"Albinism, Ocular" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Albinism affecting the eye in which pigment of the hair and skin is normal or only slightly diluted. The classic type is X-linked (Nettleship-Falls), but an autosomal recessive form also exists. Ocular abnormalities may include reduced pigmentation of the iris, nystagmus, photophobia, strabismus, and decreased visual acuity.
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D016117
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.270.040.090 C16.320.290.040.090 C16.320.565.100.102.090 C16.320.850.080.090 C17.800.621.440.102.090 C17.800.827.080.090 C18.452.648.100.102.090
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Albinism, Ocular".
- Diseases [C]
- Eye Diseases [C11]
- Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C11.270]
- Albinism [C11.270.040]
- Albinism, Ocular [C11.270.040.090]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
- Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C16.320.290]
- Albinism [C16.320.290.040]
- Albinism, Ocular [C16.320.290.040.090]
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C16.320.565]
- Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C16.320.565.100]
- Albinism [C16.320.565.100.102]
- Albinism, Ocular [C16.320.565.100.102.090]
- Skin Diseases, Genetic [C16.320.850]
- Albinism [C16.320.850.080]
- Albinism, Ocular [C16.320.850.080.090]
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
- Skin Diseases [C17.800]
- Pigmentation Disorders [C17.800.621]
- Hypopigmentation [C17.800.621.440]
- Albinism [C17.800.621.440.102]
- Albinism, Ocular [C17.800.621.440.102.090]
- Skin Diseases, Genetic [C17.800.827]
- Albinism [C17.800.827.080]
- Albinism, Ocular [C17.800.827.080.090]
- Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
- Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C18.452.648]
- Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C18.452.648.100]
- Albinism [C18.452.648.100.102]
- Albinism, Ocular [C18.452.648.100.102.090]
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