GENETIC DISEASES

Dec. 1997

Albinism

• Family Village albinism page
• National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
• Facts about albinism
• International Albinism Center

Breast Cancer

• Berkeley National Lab Breast Cancer page
• Breast cancer gene by Larry Thompson (article in Time Magazine)
• Breast cancer
• Breast cancer gene
• Genetic Testing for Breast & Ovarian Cancers
• Genetics and Public Issues database (searchable by topic)

   

 Cleft palatte

• Plastic Surgery FAQ cleft palatte
• What is a cleft?
• About cleft lip and cleft palatte
• Family Village cleft palatte

Cystic fibrosis

• What is cystic fibrosis?
• Family guide to cystic fibrosis genetic testing
• American Society of Human Genetics statement on cystic fibrosis screening
• CF Info-Zone
• New finding may prevent deadly infections for cystic fibrosis patients

Down's Syndrome

•  DoctorNET online Down Syndrome links 
• Down's syndrome WWW page
• Information regarding Down Syndrome children
• Probabilities of Down Syndrome
• Yahoo sites 

 Fragile X Syndrome

• Fragile X Syndrome by Lindsay Bertrand 
• Specialty Laboratories fragile x page 
• The Arc's Q&A on fragile x
• Fragile x syndrome
• FRAXA Research Foundation

Hemophilia

• What is hemophilia? (World Federation of Hemophilia)
• Introduction to hemophilia
• Inheritance of hemophilia
• Doctornet Online Hemophilia Links
• Family Village hemophilia page

Huntington's disease

• Research on Huntington's disease
• Caring for people with Huntington's disease
• Yahoo sites
• Family Caregiver Alliance fact sheet
• What is Huntington's disease
• Facing Huntington's disease
• Huntington's disease factsheet

Klinefelter's syndrome

• What is Klinefelter syndrome?
• Family Village Klinefelter's page

Marfan syndrome

• Marfan Syndrome information page
• Family Village Marfan page

Muscular dystrophy

• Muscular Dystrophy
• Facts about muscular dystrophy
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Yahoo sites

 Phenylketonuria (PKU)

• National Organization for Rare Diseases information
• PKU News home page
• Seciality Labs phenylketonuria page

 Schizophrenia

• Schizophrenia Homepage
• Genetic basis for schizophrenia
• Genetics of schizophrenia

 Sickle cell anemia

• March of Dimes sickle cell anemia page
•  MedAccess sickle cell anemia page
• Operation Sickle Cell general information

 Spine bifida

• Medical Online spine bifida page
• Spine Bifida Assn. of Great New Orleans pages
• Spine Bifida Center

Tay-Sachs disease

• National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association
• March of Dimes tay sachs pages
• National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke tay-sachs mini-fact sheet

Turner's Syndrome

• Definition and description
• Endrocrinology and Turner's syndrome
• Family Village Turner's syndrome page
• Frequently asked questions

XYY Syndrome (Jacob's Syndrome)

• XYY CHROMOSOMES
• XYY image
• XYY Syndrome
• M1 Genetics XYY male image
• XYY Males
• How the nature vs. nuture debate shapes public policy
• XYY -- the chromosome story

Page created by Cheryl LaMaster, IMC Director, Naperville North High School, Naperville, IL

-- last updated Aug. 21, 2000