World Rare Disease Day: Being an Albino

ANKARA, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 14: Papatya Ceren Bal, Ankara Representative of the Albinism Association and Rare Diseases Federation who is an albinism patient, is seen at Nation's Library as she wants to draw attention to albinism and show how overcome the difficulties she experienced in Ankara, Turkiye on February 14, 2025. An inherited, rare but non-contagious condition, albinism is caused by a lack of the pigment "melanin" in the hair, skin and eyes. People with albinism, who usually have white skin, are highly vulnerable to skin cancer and struggle with congenital low vision. (Photo by Ahmet Serdar Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images)