Genetic Diseases
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Achonddroplasia (Dwarfism)
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Albinism
Autosomal Recessive
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Hemophilia
Hereditary Breast Cancer
Hereditary non-polyposis
colorectal cancer
Hunter Syndrome
Huntington’s Disease
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Krabbe’s Disease
Long QT Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Myotonic Dystrophy
Neurofibromatosis
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Phenylketonuria
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Scprintzen syndrome
Sickle Cell Anemia
Tay Sachs
Usher Syndrome
Waardenburg Syndrome
Frederichs Ataxia
Achondroplasia (Dwarfism)
• Associations
– Little People of America
– Human Growth Foundation
– March of Dimes
• Books
– Human Diseases and Conditions
– Diseases
– World of Health
• Resource File (a folder of information gathered from the Public
Library’s database)
• Web pages
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Short Stature
Mayo Clinic
MedLine Plus
Web MD
Adrenoleukodystrophy
• Associations
– The ARC of the United
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– Australian Leukodystrophy
Group
– CLIMB
– ELA
– Fight ALD
– NIH Office of Rare
Diseases
– United Leukodystrophy
Foundation
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• Resource File (a folder of
information gathered from the
Public Library’s database
• Books
– World of Health
• Web pages
– MedLine Plus
– Leukodystrophy types
– Mayo Clinic
Albinism
• Associations
– NOAH
• Books
– Diseases
– World of Health
– Human Diseases and Conditions
• Resource Files (a file of articles from the public library’s database)
• Web pages
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MedLine plus
Mayo Clinic
Scientific American
National Institutes of Health
Asthma
• Associations
– Asthma and Allergy
Foundation of America
– American Lung Association
– American Academy of
Allergy, Asthma, and
Immunology
• Books
– World of Health
– Diseases
– Sick
– Coping with Asthma
– Human Diseases and
Conditions
• Resource File (a folder of
information from the public
library’s database)
• Web Sites
– National Heart Blood and
Lung Institute
– MedLine Plus
– Web MD
– CDC
– Mayo Clinic
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic
Kidney Disease
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Associations
– ARPKD / CHF Alliance
– CAGS
– Rare Diseases organization
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World of Health
Diseases
Kidney Disorders
Human Diseases and Conditions
Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s database)
Web sites:
– National Institutes of Health
– NIH
– Web MD
Cystic Fibrosis
• Associations
– Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
– Boomer Esiason
Foundation
– Kids Health
– Canadian Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation
• Books
– World of Health
– Diseases
– Sick
– Genetics and Human
Health
– Human Diseases and
Conditions
• Web sites
– Medline
– Mayo Clinic
– National Heart lung and
Blood Institute
– Genetics Home Reference
• Resource File (a folder of
information from the public
library’s database)
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Organizations
– Muscular Dystrophy Association
– Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
– Your Genes your health
• Books
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World of Health
Diseases
Sick
Human Diseases and Conditions
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web Sites
– Medline Plus
CDC
Mayo Clinic
– National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Hemophilia
• Associations
– National Hemophilia
Organization
– Bleeding Disorders
Association
– Hemophilia Organization of
America
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World of Health
Diseases
Sick
Human Diseases and
Conditions
– Genetics and Human Health
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Resource File (a folder of
information from the public
library’s database)
• Web Sites
– Medline Plus
– National Heart lung and blood
Institute
– Mayo Clinic
– E Medicine
Hereditary Breast Cancer
• Associations
– National Breast Cancer
Foundation
– American Cancer Society
– Susan G. Komen
• Books
– World of Health
– Diseases
– Sick
– Breast Cancer
– The Cancer Dictionary
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National Cancer Institute
Medicine Net
Web MD
Mayo Clinic
Resource File (a folder of
information from the public
library’s database)
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal
cancer
• Organizations
– Colon Cancer Alliance
– Colorectal Cancer Network
– Hereditary Colon Cancer Association
• Books
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World of Health
Sick
The Cancer Dictionary
Human Diseases and Conditons
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web Sites
– Cleveland Clinic
National Institutes of Health
– National Cancer Institute
Web MD
Mayo Clinic
Hunter Syndrome
• Organizations
– Rare Diseases
– Brave Community
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web Sites
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A list of links
Mayo Clinic
Medline Plus
Web MD
Shire
Huntington’s Disease
• Organizations
– Hereditary Disease Foundation
– Huntington’s Disease Society of America
– National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Books
– World of Health
– Disease
– Human Diseases and Conditions
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web Sites
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Mayo Clinic
Medline Plus
NCBI
Web MD
Krabbe’s Disease
• Organizations
– United Leukodystrophy Foundation
– Hunter’s Hope Foundation
– National Organization for Rare Disorders
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web Sites
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Mayo Clinic
Medline Plus
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
University of Maryland Medical Center
Long QT Syndrome
• Organizations
– CARE
– American Heart Association
– Heart rhythm Society
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web sites
– Mayo Clinic
– Cleveland Clinic
– National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Marfan Syndrome
• Organizations
– National Marfan Foundation
– A list of Associations from around the world
• Books
– Diseases
– Human Diseases and Conditions
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web sites
– Mayo Clinic
– Medline Plus
– Web MD
Myotonic Dystrophy
• Organizations
– Muscular Dystrophy Association
– Mytonic Dystrophy Foundation
• Books
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World of Health
Diseases
Sick
Human Diseases and Conditions
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web sites
– Genetics Home Reference
– Mayo Clinic
– NCBI
Neurofibromatosis
• Organizations
– Acoustic Neuroma Association
– Acoustic Neuroma Association of Canada
• Books
– World of Health
– Human Diseases and Conditions
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Web Sites
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National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Kids Health
Medline Plus
Mayo Clinic
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• Organizations
– Children’s Brittle Bone Foundation
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Books
– World of Health
– Diseases (Look under bone diseases)
• Web Sites
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Medline Plus
Web MD
Net Doctor
University of Maryland Medical Center
Phenylketonuria
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Books
– World of Health
– Human Diseases and Conditions
• Web Sites
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Mayo Clinic
Medline Plus
Web MD
Rare Diseases
Prader-Willi Syndrome
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Organizations
– Prader-Willi Association
• Books
– World of Health
• Web sites
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Medline Plus
University of Michigan
Mayo Clinic
Rare Diseases
Retinitis Pigmentosa
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Organizations
– Foundation Fighting Blindness
– Low Vision Organization
– American Optometric Association
• Books
– World of Health
– Diseases
• Web Sites
– Medline Plus
– Web MD
– Natural Eye Care
Shprintzen Syndrome
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Organizations
– Coalition for Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue
– Hydrocephalus Association
• Web sites
– Genetics Home Reference
– CCDD
– Web MD
Sickle Cell Anemia
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Organizations
– Sickle Cell Disease Association
– Sickle Cell Information Center
• Books
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Sick
Diseases
World of Health
Human Diseases and Conditions
• Web Sites
– Mayo Clinic
– Kids Health
Medline Plus
CDC
Web MD
Tay Sachs
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Organizations
– National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
– National Tay Sachs and Allied Diseases
– Rare Diseases
• Books
– Diseases
– World of Health
– Human Diseases and Conditions
• Web sites
– Genetics Home Reference
– Mayo Clinic
– Medline Plus
Usher Syndrome
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public library’s
database)
• Organizations
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Usher Syndrome Foundation
American Council of the Blind
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind youths and Adults
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NIDCD
Genetics Home Reference
National Institutes for Health
Web MD
Waardenburg Syndrome
• Resource File (a folder of information from the public
library’s database)
• Organizations
– National Organization of Rare Diseases
• Web Sites
– Medline Plus
– Web MD
– Rare diseases
Frederichs Ataxia
• Web sites:
– Mayo Clinic
– Medline Plus
– Web MD
• Organizations
– The Frederichs Ataxia Research Alliance
– Muscular Dystrophy Association