How can we diagnose albinism or vitiligo in white people?

Ninety-five percent of people who have vitiligo develop it before their 40th birthday, most between the ages of 10 and 30. The disorder affects all races, ethnicities and both sexes equally, which suggests that it truly is a human problem. read more

Symptoms and signs of vitiligo include loss of skin color in the form of depigmented, or white, patches of skin in any location on the body. Vitiligo can be focal and localized to one area, or it may affect several different areas on the body. read more

About 1 in 18,000 to 20,000 people in the United States has a form of albinism. Learn about the types of albinism and how to treat complications of albinism. Albinism is a rare group of genetic disorders that cause the skin, hair, or eyes to have little or no color. read more