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List of diseases and sites to use
1) Tay Sachs: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002390/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/tay-sachs-disease
animation http://www.ygyh.org/tay/cause.htm
2) Cystic Fibrosis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001167/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/cystic-fibrosis
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/genetherapy/
or
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/genetherapy/gtintro/ not an animation but a tutorial
3) Mitochondrial Disease/Disorders; quite a large group of disorders. I am not picking a specific
one but you need to get generalized information on this type of disorders. mtDNA means
mitochondrial DNA and nDNA means nuclear DNA
http://www.umdf.org/site/pp.aspx?c=8qKOJ0MvF7LUG&b=7934627
http://www.medicinenet.com/mitochondrial_disease/article.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/mitochondrial-faq.html
4) Friedreich’s Ataxia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002384/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/friedreich-ataxia
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/friedreichs_ataxia/detail_friedreichs_ataxia.htm
5) Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002165/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/x-linked-adrenoleukodystrophy
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/genomics/2011/Hayes/Adrenoleukodystrophy1.html
If you can watch the movie called Lorenzo’s oil and summarize it for your power point
presentation.
http://umm.edu/health/medical/ency/articles/adrenoleukodystrophy
6) Diabetes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002194/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/type-1-diabetes
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/basics/causes/con-20033091
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7) Leukemia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leukemia.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/leukemia/htm/index.htm very good tutorial
You can then use any one of the leukemica’s and give information specific to it.
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/search?query=Leukemia+&Search=
a) Core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia (CBF-AML)
b) acute promyelocytic leukemia
c) acute myeloid leukemia with mutated CEBPA
8) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001708/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis
http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html make sure click on the topics on the left hand
side to learn more about the disease
9) Marfan’s syndrome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001455/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/marfan-syndrome
http://www.marfan.org/
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1258926-overview
http://www.genome.gov/19519224
10)Huntington’s disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001775/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/huntington-disease
11)Phenylketonuria
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002150/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/phenylketonuria
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12)Trisomy 13
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002625/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/trisomy-13
13)Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001724/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/duchenne-and-becker-muscular-dystrophy
http://www.genome.gov/19518854
14)Gaucher Disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001590/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/gaucher-disease
15)Mad Cow Disease
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/mad-cow-disease-overview
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/prion-disease#definition
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/bse/
http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/bse/en/
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/mad-cow-disease/en/
16)Lyme Disease
http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/arthritis-lyme-disease
http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/index.html
http://www.who.int/ith/diseases/lyme/en/
http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/querymeta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&v%3Asources=medlineplus-bundle&query=lyme+disease
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs387/en/index10.html
17)Black Plague
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/plaguearticle/
http://www.cdc.gov/plague/history/
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000596.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/plague/symptoms/index.html
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs267/en/
18) Leprosy aka Hansen’s disease
http://www.cdc.gov/plague/symptoms/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/leprosy/understanding/pages/whatis.aspx
http://www.who.int/topics/leprosy/en/
19) African Sleeping Sickness aka Trypanosomiasis
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs259/en/
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sleepingsickness/
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sleepingsickness/gen_info/faqs-west.html
http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-African-Sleeping-Sickness.aspx
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001362.htm
20) Ebola
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ebola.html
21) West Nile virus
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/west-nile-virus-topic-overview
http://www.cdc.gov/westnile/index.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/west_nile_encephalitis/article.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/westnilevirus.html
22) Tuberculosis
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-tuberculosis-basics
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm
http://www.webmd.com/lung/tc/tuberculosis-tb-topic-overview
23) Cholera
http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/general/
http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/en/
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24) Parkinson disease
http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/default.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parkinsons-disease/basics/definition/CON20028488
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0024544/
25) Whooping Cough/Pertussis
http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/index.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/whoopingcough.html
http://www.webmd.com/children/guide/whooping-cough-symptoms-treatment
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/whooping-cough/basics/definition/con-20023295
http://www.who.int/topics/pertussis/en/
26) Small pox
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/smallpox/faq/en/
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/disease/
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/smallpox-causes-treatment
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smallpox.html
27) Malaria
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malaria.html
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/faqs.html
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/malaria/basics/definition/con-20013734
http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/
http://www.medicinenet.com/malaria_facts/article.htm
28) Polio
http://www.cdc.gov/polio/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polio/basics/definition/CON-20030957
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/polioandpostpoliosyndrome.html
29) Parkinson’s Disease
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parkinsonsdisease.html
http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/default.htm
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_disease.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0024544/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parkinsons-disease/basics/definition/CON20028488
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