Ocular albinism (OA) is an inherited genetic condition that primarily affects the pigments in the eyes. Ocular albinism is an inherited genetic condition that primarily affects the pigments in the ...

Eye color is determined by the amount of melanin present in the iris of the eye, which develops as newborn babies grow.

Figure 1: Primary sequence similarities between OA1 and related GPCRs. Figure 2: Heterotrimeric G protein co-immunoprecipitation with OA1 in normal human melanocytes (a) and transfected COS-7 cells (b ...

This toddler was born with ocular albinism with nystagmus. Upon diagnosis, the doctor's revealed news to his mother that he would be legally blind. His loving mom, however, had hope and was determined ...

CHICAGO -- At first glance, Triston Burns doesn't seem like a ball-hawking, defensive-minded combo guard on the basketball court. The slender 13-year-old Chicagoan from the city's Austin neighborhood ...

A community came together to help give a legally blind boy the ability to see. Andrew Bordon was born with ocular albinism, a condition that has made it difficult for the 9-year-old to see. His ...