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First Report of Oculocutaneous Albinism Type I Among Baka Pygmies From Cameroon

Alain Froment1, Paul Verdu2, Claudio Plaisant3

  • 1UMR 208 PALOC IRD-CNRS-MNHN-Université Paris Cité, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.

Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
|January 11, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1) was identified in Baka rainforest hunter-gatherers due to a TYR gene variant. This study marks the first report of OCA1 in this specific African population.

Keywords:
BakaCameroonOCA1OCA2albinismpygmy

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