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What kind of tests can you have done to see if you'r baby's albino?
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In a baby already...: ...Born, the diagnosis is usually pretty obvious. Prenatally, a genetic test on amniocentesis or villous sampling cells is possible, but I am not sure anyone does it.
Answered 12/18/2012
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