Albinism in humans Albinism in humans Albinism is a congenital disorder characterized in humans by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. Albinism is associated with a number of vision defects, such as photophobia, nystagmus, and amblyopia. Lack of skin pigmentation makes for more susceptibility to sunburn and skin cancers. In rare cases such as Chédiak–Higashi syndrome, albinism may be associated with deficiencies in the transportation of melanin granules. This also affects essential granules present in immune cells leading to increased susceptibility to infection. Albinism results from inheritance of recessive gene alleles and is known to affect
Kathleen Ritter Kathleen Ritter Kathleen Ritter (born 1974) is an artist, curator, and writer based in Vancouver and Paris who focuses on contemporary art. Ritter graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a BFA in 1998 and obtained an MFA from the University of Western Ontario in 2005. In 2013, Ritter was an artist in residence at La Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and worked at the Vancouver Art Gallery as Associate Curator. She was a visiting artist in residency at Open Studio, Toronto, in the spring of 2017. Ritter also works as a part of the