Genetic Disorders/ Diseases Websites
You will be using Microsoft Publisher to create a pamphlet about a designated a genetic disorder. These are some sites that should help you complete your project. Make sure you are properly citing our references.
Suggested Topics:
1. Klinefelter syndrome
a. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/genetic/klinefelter.html
b. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/chromosomal/klinefelter/
c. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/klinefelter-syndrome/basics/symptoms/CON-20033637
2. Down syndrome
a. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/down-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20020948
b. http://www.onhealth.com/down_syndrome/article.htm
c. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/down-syndrome
3. Hemophilia
a. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hemophilia
b. http://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=hemophilia
c. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
4. Sickle cell
a. http://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=sickle%20cell%20anemia
b. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/blood/sickle_cell_anemia.html
c. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
5. Cystic fibrosis
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://www.cff.org/
c. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/heart/cystic_fibrosis.html
6. Male pattern baldness
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001177.htm
b. http://www.healthline.com/health/male-pattern-baldness#RiskFactors3
7. Huntingtons disease
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://www.hdsa.org/
c. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/huntington.htm
8. Achondroplasia
a. http://www.healthline.com/health/achondroplasia#Overview1
b. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/growth/dwarfism.html
c. http://www.medicinenet.com/achondroplasia/article.htm
9. Albinism
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/albinism.html
10. Alzheimers
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://www.alz.org/
c. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/basics/definition/con-20023871
11. Colorblindness
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/color_blind.html
12. Cri du chat
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
13. Tay-Sachs
a. http://www.taysachsdisease.com/
b. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/tay-sachs-disease
c. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/taysachs/taysachs.htm
14. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
a. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phenylketonuria/basics/definition/CON-20026275
b. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
15. DiGeorge Syndrome
a. http://byebyedoctor.com/digeorge-syndrome/
b. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
c. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/22q112-deletion-syndrome
d. http://www.digeorgesyndrome.net/
Additional Resources
1. Genetic Disorders - Learn Genetics - University of Utah
o learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/
2. Specific Genetic Disorders - National Human Genome ...
o www.genome.gov/10001204
3. Genetics Home Reference - National Institutes of Health
o ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
4. Genetic Disease Foundation: Hope Through Knowledge
o www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/
5. OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
o www.omim.org/
6. Genetic Disorders UK - Home
o www.geneticdisordersuk.org/
7. Genetic Alliance: Advocacy, Education & Empowerment | GeneticAlliance.org
o www.geneticalliance.org/
You will be using Microsoft Publisher to create a pamphlet about a designated a genetic disorder. These are some sites that should help you complete your project. Make sure you are properly citing our references.
Suggested Topics:
1. Klinefelter syndrome
a. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/genetic/klinefelter.html
b. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/chromosomal/klinefelter/
c. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/klinefelter-syndrome/basics/symptoms/CON-20033637
2. Down syndrome
a. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/down-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20020948
b. http://www.onhealth.com/down_syndrome/article.htm
c. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/down-syndrome
3. Hemophilia
a. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hemophilia
b. http://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=hemophilia
c. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
4. Sickle cell
a. http://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=sickle%20cell%20anemia
b. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/blood/sickle_cell_anemia.html
c. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
5. Cystic fibrosis
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://www.cff.org/
c. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/heart/cystic_fibrosis.html
6. Male pattern baldness
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001177.htm
b. http://www.healthline.com/health/male-pattern-baldness#RiskFactors3
7. Huntingtons disease
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://www.hdsa.org/
c. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/huntington.htm
8. Achondroplasia
a. http://www.healthline.com/health/achondroplasia#Overview1
b. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/growth/dwarfism.html
c. http://www.medicinenet.com/achondroplasia/article.htm
9. Albinism
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/albinism.html
10. Alzheimers
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://www.alz.org/
c. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/basics/definition/con-20023871
11. Colorblindness
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
b. http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/color_blind.html
12. Cri du chat
a. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
13. Tay-Sachs
a. http://www.taysachsdisease.com/
b. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/tay-sachs-disease
c. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/taysachs/taysachs.htm
14. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
a. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phenylketonuria/basics/definition/CON-20026275
b. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
15. DiGeorge Syndrome
a. http://byebyedoctor.com/digeorge-syndrome/
b. http://diseaseinfosearch.org/site/index
c. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/22q112-deletion-syndrome
d. http://www.digeorgesyndrome.net/
Additional Resources
1. Genetic Disorders - Learn Genetics - University of Utah
o learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/
2. Specific Genetic Disorders - National Human Genome ...
o www.genome.gov/10001204
3. Genetics Home Reference - National Institutes of Health
o ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
4. Genetic Disease Foundation: Hope Through Knowledge
o www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/
5. OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
o www.omim.org/
6. Genetic Disorders UK - Home
o www.geneticdisordersuk.org/
7. Genetic Alliance: Advocacy, Education & Empowerment | GeneticAlliance.org
o www.geneticalliance.org/