What causes a person to be albino?

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1. What causes a person to be albino?
2. Can albinos survive?
3. Do all albinos go blind?
4. How long does an albino person live?

What causes a person to be albino?

The cause of albinism is a defect in one of several genes that produce or distribute melanin, the pigment that gives skin, eyes, and hair their coloring. The defect may result in the absence of melanin production or a reduced amount of melanin production.

Can albinos survive?

Surviving with albinism In some cases they have trouble finding a mate, and their inability to camouflage themselves makes them vulnerable to predators. Take albino alligators, for instance, who make such an obvious target for predators that they're often eaten before they reach adulthood.

Do all albinos go blind?

Although people with albinism may be considered “legally blind” with a corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or worse, most learn to use their vision in a variety of ways and are able to perform innumerable activities such as reading, riding a bike or fishing.

How long does an albino person live?

Albinos can live a normal life span, however, some forms of albinism can be life threatening. The lives of people with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome can be shortened by lung disease. People in tropical countries who do not use skin protection may develop life-threatening skin cancers.