Assertion: ocular albinism | /r/HasProperty | visible
Facets:
value: ophthalmologically
type: DEGREE
value: in the female carrier
type: LOCATION
value: in the x-linked type
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A hereditary deficiency of pigmentation, which may involve the entire body (complete albinism) or a part of the body (incomplete albinism); believed to be caused by an enzyme deficiency involving the metabolism of melanin during prenatal development; inherited as an autosomal dominant or recessive trait; in the X-linked type, ocular albinism is only visible ophthalmologically in the female carrier; in complete albinism, there is usually lack of pigmentation in skin and hair, as well as in retinal & iris tissue; in incomplete albinism, skin and hair may vary from pale to normal; in ocular albinism, function may vary from normal to impaired.