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Is it normal for a boy to have patch of white hairs in his dark hair?
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It happends: There are a few kids born with partial albinism, also called piebaldism, where the pigment producing cells are defective & a patch of under pigmented skin and or white hair will be seen. Usually in the anterior scalp. It can occur as a new mutation or be part of an inherited process called waardenburg syndrome.
Answered 12/18/2012
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