[fome] Raising Scientific Awareness of Albinism to reduce Discrimination

[Rappold, Gudrun, Prof. Dr.]

Dear Colleagues,
13 June marks Albinism Awareness Day, as proclaimed by the United Nations. In some African countries, people with albinism still face discrimination and persecution based on the belief that their body parts can confer magical powers. There is also an urgent need to protect these individuals from skin cancer.
A new book for African schoolchildren called Albinism - Just a Gene! with colourful illustrations, explains the genetic basis of pigmentation in people, including those with albinism. Albinism is a recessive pigment disorder that causes very light skin, light eyes, and poor vision. "We urgently need more scientific information on this issue to be taught in schools," says Gudrun Rappold, Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and author of the book. The book is available to download for free in 22 African languages from the website: www.albinism-justagene.com.
Please share this website if you have contacts in Sub-Saharan Africa. If you would like free printed copies, please let me know. Thanks.
Kind regards,
Gudrun


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Gudrun Rappold
Prof.Dr. rer.nat. | Institute of Human Genetics
em. Director, Department of Human Molecular Genetics
Heidelberg University Hospital | Im Neuenheimer Feld 366 | 69120 Heidelberg
Tel. +49 6221 56-5059 | E-Mail: gudrun.rappold at med.uni-heidelberg.de
http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de<http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/>



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