A pair of white-skinned Indians are preparing to enter the record books, along with their children, after becoming the world's largest albino family.
The ten members of the family, headed by Rosetauri Pullan, 50, and his wife Mani, 45, all have very pale skin and almost white hair of albinos.
But despite years of prejudice and suffering from poor vision, a side effect of the disease, the Pullans and eight family members are set to get a Guinness world record.
The children of Pullan Shankar, 24, Vijay, 25 and Ramkishan, 19, and daughters Renu, 23, Deepa, 21, and Pooja, 18, inherited his albinism, according to The Sun.
Renu married a man who also had albinism, Rosheh, 27, and Dharamraj partner, son, 2, also inherited the condition from their parents.
The ten members of the family, headed by Rosetauri Pullan, 50, and his wife Mani, 45, all have very pale skin and almost white hair of albinos.
But despite years of prejudice and suffering from poor vision, a side effect of the disease, the Pullans and eight family members are set to get a Guinness world record.
The children of Pullan Shankar, 24, Vijay, 25 and Ramkishan, 19, and daughters Renu, 23, Deepa, 21, and Pooja, 18, inherited his albinism, according to The Sun.
Renu married a man who also had albinism, Rosheh, 27, and Dharamraj partner, son, 2, also inherited the condition from their parents.
The family lives in a one bedroom apartment in New Delhi, and many fellow Indians say they find it difficult to believe they were born and raised in the country.
Roseturai Pullan told The Sun: "I've heard people call us 'Angrez' which means 'English'.
"All we know is we can not see properly, and we can not sit in the sun for long, but we live our best.
"People in Delhi are a little more open minded, but many think that we are strangers."
Albinism affects about one in 17,000 people.
People with this disease do not produce enough melanin that colors skin, hair and eyes and protects the body from sunlight.
Albinos, as Pullans often suffer from extreme myopia and severe light sensitivity.
After marrying in 1983, and Mani Rosetauri moved from southern India to Delhi.
The couple say they have had a "hard life" and often are treated as strangers, but Mani's mother says that despite the setbacks of the family who sees the situation as a "gift from God."
A spokesman for Guinness World Records, said he would contact the Pullans to verify the registration of which is the world's largest albino family.
It is believed that the current record is held by a family of six living strong in the U.S. and Canada.
Roseturai Pullan told The Sun: "I've heard people call us 'Angrez' which means 'English'.
"All we know is we can not see properly, and we can not sit in the sun for long, but we live our best.
"People in Delhi are a little more open minded, but many think that we are strangers."
Albinism affects about one in 17,000 people.
People with this disease do not produce enough melanin that colors skin, hair and eyes and protects the body from sunlight.
Albinos, as Pullans often suffer from extreme myopia and severe light sensitivity.
After marrying in 1983, and Mani Rosetauri moved from southern India to Delhi.
The couple say they have had a "hard life" and often are treated as strangers, but Mani's mother says that despite the setbacks of the family who sees the situation as a "gift from God."
A spokesman for Guinness World Records, said he would contact the Pullans to verify the registration of which is the world's largest albino family.
It is believed that the current record is held by a family of six living strong in the U.S. and Canada.
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