Musa doesn't believe treatment of albinos will improve if Tanzanians remain uneducated about albinism.
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Albinism reveals itself through a lack of melanin or coloring in the skin, hair and eyes.
CNN: Witchcraft in Tanzania: the good, bad and the persecution
Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 is caused by a mutation in a gene on chromosome 11.
Oculocutaneous albinism type 2 is caused by a mutation in a gene on chromosome 15.
Public awareness campaigns should also be launched to end the stigma associated with albinism, Ms Pillay said.
Though he is black (the gene that causes albinism is a recessive gene), he too is vulnerable.
Most people with this type of albinism have milky white skin, white hair and blue eyes at birth.
This type of albinism may be one of the most common forms among people of East Asian descent.
Albinism is a genetic condition that leads to little or no pigment in the eyes, skin and hair.
People with albinism are born with genes that do not make the normal amounts of the pigment called melanin.
She also said some communities around the park consider albinism to be a bad omen, which could endanger the calf further.
Oculocutaneous albinism is caused by a mutation in one of four genes.
The stigma of albinism has always been part of Keita's biography, one of the things he overcame on his way to international stardom.
The rarer oculocutaneous albinism type 3 is caused by a gene mutation on chromosome 9 and has been primarily identified in black South Africans.
But with this song he makes it personal, saying not only that albinism is beautiful, but that the very fact of being different is beautiful.
Debunking the claims of other so-called witches is Suleiman Musa, a man with albinism living in fear while trying to raise awareness about his genetic condition.
CNN: Witchcraft in Tanzania: the good, bad and the persecution
In a statement, Ms Pillay said four attacks on Tanzanians with albinism had been documented in just 16 days between the end of January and mid-February.
Oculocutaneous albinism type 4, caused by a gene mutation on chromosome 5, is an uncommon form of the disorder generally presenting signs and symptoms similar to those of type 2.
Some witchdoctors say that magic charms are more powerful if they contain body parts from people with albinism - this has led to a lucrative criminal trade in these body parts.
"I am deeply alarmed by the general discrimination and social exclusion many people with albinism suffer, as a result of their skin colour, not just in Tanzania but in other countries as well, " she said.
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