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Genetic Disorders
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Rat Study Shows Grandpa's Poisons May Affect You (06/02/2005, Reuters Health)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Genes and Disease (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genes and Populations (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
Also available in: Spanish - Genetics FAQ (National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Genetics Home Reference (National Library of Medicine)
Overviews
- Overviews
- JAMA Patient Page: Genetics (American Medical Association)
- Slide Show: How Genetic Disorders Are Passed From Parents to Children (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Your Genes, Your Health (Dolan DNA Learning Center)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Compiling Your Family Medical History (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Batten Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Batten Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Also available in: Spanish - Bloom's Syndrome (Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases)
- Genetics Home Reference: Genetic Conditions (National Library of Medicine)
- Learning about Duane Syndrome (National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Specific Genetic Disorders (National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Triple X Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Chromosomal Abnormalities (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Introduction to Chromosomes (Chromosome Deletion Outreach)
- Questions and Answers about Living with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (National Cancer Institute)
Newsletters/Print Publications
- Newsletters/Print Publications
- Genomics & Health Weekly Update (Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Genetic Diseases, Inborn (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- About the Human Genome Project (National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Gene Silencing Tool Leads to New Understanding of Health and Disease (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
- Rare Deficit Maps Thinking Circuitry (National Institute of Mental Health)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Common Forms of Inheritance (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Gene-Environment Interaction Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention)
- Late-Appearing Defects (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Multifactorial Inheritance (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms (National Human Genome Research Institute) - Requires media player
Also available in: Spanish
Directories
- Directories
- Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (Office of Rare Diseases)
- Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews (Children's Health Care System, Seattle)
- US Clinic Directory Search (Children's Health Care System, Seattle)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases
- Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention
Also available in: Spanish - Chromosome Deletion Outreach
- Genetic Alliance
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Issues in Genetics and Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)
Children
- Children
- Common Problems of Babies with Trisomy 18 or 13 (Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13, and Related Disorders)
- Syndromes of Abnormal Sex Differentiation: A Guide for Patients and Their Families (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
- What Is a Pediatric Geneticist? (American Academy of Pediatrics) - Links to PDF