Genetic counseling should be considered for individuals with a family history of albinism or hypopigmentation.

In fact, a vitiligo expert stated that with the total loss of melanocytes (depigmentation), it would be virtually impossible to get melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.

There were no clinically significant changes in laboratory parameters, including hemoglobin, "een among glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient patients, " the authors write.