Health and Medical Guide to Genetics vs. Birth Defects Genetic Disorders Health information topics about Genetic Disorders: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Multifactorial Inheritance March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4138.asp 2. Late-Appearing Defects March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4139.asp 3. Gene-Environment Interaction Fact Sheet Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/info/factshts/geneenviro.htm 4. Common Forms of Inheritance March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4136.asp Children 1. What Is a Pediatric Geneticist? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/family/WhatisPedGeneticist.pdf 2. Common Problems of Babies with Trisomy 18 or 13 Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13, and Related Disorders http://www.trisomy.org/html/common_problems.htm 3. Syndromes of Abnormal Sex Differentiation: A Guide Johns Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/specialties/categorypages/intersex/index.ht... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Genetic Diseases, Inborn National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D030342&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Genetic Mapping National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10000715 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm Directories 1. Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=xW0l31Z2a4hTc&fcn=y&... 2. Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center Office of Rare Diseases http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/html/resources/info_cntr.html 3. US Clinic Directory Search Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=yLoqrsrCVms-M&fcn=y&... Law and Policy 1. Issues in Genetics and Health National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001740 National Institutes of Health 1. Genes and Disease National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... 2. Genes and Populations National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/science_ed/genepop/ 3. Genetics FAQ National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001191 4. Genetics Home Reference National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Genomics & Health Weekly Update Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/update/current.htm Organizations 1. Chromosome Deletion Outreach http://www.chromodisorder.org/ 2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ 3. National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ 4. National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/ 5. Genetic Alliance http://www.geneticalliance.org/ 6. Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases http://www.mssm.edu/jewish_genetics/ 7. Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics an http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/ Overviews 1. JAMA Patient Page: Genetics American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZZCI25TTC&sub_... 2. Your Genes, Your Health Dolan DNA Learning Center http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/ Prevention/Screening 1. Compiling Your Family Medical History Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01707 Related Issues 1. Introduction to Chromosomes Chromosome Deletion Outreach http://www.chromodisorder.org/intro.htm 2. Questions and Answers about Living with Beckwith-W National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_67.htm 3. Chromosomal Abnormalities March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1209.asp Research 1. Gene Silencing Tool Leads to New Understanding of National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_rnai.html 2. About the Human Genome Project National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001772 Specific Conditions 1. Batten Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/batten/batten.htm 2. Batten Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/batten/detail_batten.htm 3. Bloom's Syndrome Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases http://www.mssm.edu/jewish_genetics/diseases/bloom.shtml 4. Genetics Home Reference: Genetic Conditions National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ghr/conditionsByName 5. Learning about Duane Syndrome National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/11508984 6. Specific Genetic Disorders National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001204 7. Triple X Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00351 Teenagers 1. Basics on Genes and Genetic Disorders Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/health_basics/genes_genetic_disorders.... Women 1. Genetic Disorders in Pregnancy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ2JZPN97C&sub_...   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. 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