Whoever is the first person to define this term correctly I will give the best answer to and you will recieve extra points. Now, give me a correct defintion of the word Piebaldism. Hint it has nothing to do with pies that you eat.
2006-07-19 09:23:38 · 3 answers · asked by brooke992002 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
piebaldism
Autosomal dominant, congenital disorder characterised by localised hypomelanosis of the skin and hair. The most familiar feature is a white forelock presenting in 80 to 90 percent of the patients. The underlying defect is possibly related to the differentiation and migration of melanoblasts, as well as to defective development of the neural crest (neurocristopathy). Piebaldism may be closely related to waardenburg's syndrome.
2006-07-19 09:28:21 · answer #1 · answered by jorielle_2000 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Piebald means having blotches of color, like a white horse with black splotches.
2006-07-19 09:29:19 · answer #2 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Localized areas of depigmented scalp & hair. Also called albinismus conscripitus. Basically, it is patchy areas of hair with no color to it.
2006-07-19 09:30:18 · answer #3 · answered by Bartman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋