Genetic Diseases Honors Project
Name:_________________Due:______
Circle the disease below about which you are to write and present a report.
Project Requirements: (10 points total)
1. 1 page double-spaced typewritten about the genetic disease or disorder that you have been assigned. (5 pts)
2. 1 LETTER size (8.5 X 11 inch) colored poster with a picture, heading, key facts, and URL’s about your disease. (3
points)
3. Both must list the exact address of the webpage from one of the sites listed below on both your paper and
poster. I should be able to just type that URL and go directly to the webpage section from which you got your
information. (1/2 point)
4. A printed copy of the website information that you used. ( ½ point)
5. Present your poster to your class on the due date. ( 1 point)
6. The report must include what genetic abnormality causes the disorder.
Approved Source URL’s: You must list the EXACT URL’s from which you get your information.
Know Your Genes.org www.knowyourgenes.org/genetic_diseases.shtml
Dept. of Energy, Genomics Project www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/assist.shtml
National Institutes of Healthwww.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html
National Genome Project: www.genome.gov/10001204
kidshealth.org › Teens › Body
learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetic_disorders
List of Diseases by Ethnic Group or Race
All ethnic groups
(Mark which one you are assigned)
Cystic Fibrosis – Miguel
Fragile X Syndrome - Caroline
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Joey
African American
Beta-Thalassemia
Sickle Cell Anemia
- Macie
- Emily
Asian. Hispanic, Southern European, Middle Eastern, Indian, Sephardi Jewish
Alpha-Thalassemia -
Ashkenazi Jewish
The Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP) screens for all these diseases, plus Cystic Fibrosis. The chance that someone
of 100% Ashkenazi descent will be a carrier of one of the diseases in the panel is 1 in 5. (This group has a longer list
because they fund more research, NOT because they are more likely than other groups to have a genetic disorder.)
Bloom Syndrome - David
Canavan Disease -Ron
Other Genetic Disorders
Familial Dysautonomia - Teagan
Type I Diabetes- Nick B
Familial Hyperinsulinism - Naomi
Type II Diabetes
Fanconi Anemia - Ilyeen
Vestigal Organs ( Remnants from Evolution)
Gaucher Disease (Type I) - Sergio
Dwarfism (Metatropic Dwarfism)
Glycogen Storage Disease 1a - Nicole
Color-blindness- Chris R
Joubert Syndrome 2 - Shiraz
Albinism
Lipoamide Dehydrogenase Deficiency (E3)
Microplastic Hemoglobin Opathy
Maple Syrup Urine Disease - Edwin
Marfan Syndrome (MFS)
Mucolipidosis Type IV - Ariel
Down’s Syndrome Noor
Nemaline Myopathy - Ashley
Early Onset Familail Alzheimer’s Disease (EOFAD)
Niemann-Pick Type A - Sherry
Tay-Sachs Disease (also more frequent among French Canadians, Cajuns, and people of Irish/British descent) –Kelly
Usher Syndrome - Antony
Walker-Warburg Syndrome