Geneticist Studies Albinos in Africa

Dr. Murray Brilliant, a geneticists based in the United States visits Tanzania and speaks of the genetic condition of albinism, its prevalance in Tanzania which can be as high as 1 in 1,400 with 1 in every 17 persons carrying the gene. Dr. Brilliant also links albinism with some resistance to Hansen's disease (Leprosy) which is still common in parts of sub Saharan Africa.

Author:Newman, Nolly

Keywords:Albino; Albinism; Genetics; Leprosy; Dr. Murray Brilliant.

Source:Wausau Daily Herald. Accessed July 29, 2010.

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