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Old 11-29-2009, 05:10 AM   #31
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The rate is higher among black people:

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Africa apparently has a higher prevalence of people born with albinism with about one per 4,000 to 5,000 persons compared to a country like Denmark, with one in 60,000.
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Old 11-29-2009, 01:10 PM   #32
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Thanks for solving the mystery, Clod.
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Old 11-29-2009, 10:59 PM   #33
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Albino Danes ...How can they tell?


But if an Albino can sell for $75,000 (which must be a bloody fortune in those parts) ... do you reckon some unscrupulous witch doctor would try to pass off a caucasian as albino? I would guess it has been tried.
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Old 11-30-2009, 09:57 AM   #34
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There are scrupulous witch doctors?
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Old 11-30-2009, 05:05 PM   #35
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I would guess that some of them are completely sincere, scrupulous, and well-intentioned.
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