GENETIC DISORDER BROCHURE
For this assignment you are going to create a Genetic Disease Brochure like those you find in a doctor’s office
waiting room. You should design the brochure so that it is aesthetically pleasing (fun to look at) and include
pictures associated with the disorder.
For this assignment we will be using Microsoft Publisher. To get to Publisher follow the directions below:
1. Click “Start” in the bottom lefthand corner of your screen.
2. From the menu go to “Programs”, then “Microsoft Office”, then “Microsoft Publisher”.
3. In the list of templates click “Brochures”.
4. On the righthand side, ensure under “Options” that “3-Panel” is chosen.
5. Scroll through the “Installed Options” and choose a design you like. You can also click on “Brochures” under
Office.com Templates, but be sure the one you choose is a TRIFOLD brochure.
6. When you’ve made your choice, double click on it and get started.
Pages: On the side panel you will see pages 1 and 2. Follow the directions below so that you know where on each
page to put your information.
Page 1
B
Page 2
F
A
C
D
E
Information to be included:
Page A Title Page, include name of disorder and your name. Include pictures and designs.
Page B Statistics Page: include general information about the disorder, how many people in the world have it,
how many people in the US have it, what ages it affects the most, where in the world it is found most. Include how
this disorder is detected.
Page C Include how the disorder is transmitted (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, sex-linked, incomplete
dominance, codominant, etc.). Include the name of the protein coded for by this gene. Also include a picture of
the chromosome and where on the chromosome the gene is located.
Page D Include all symptoms of the disorder, pictures of people with the disorder or a picture of something or
some things related to the disorder or symptoms of the disorder. Include how long people live the disorder and
what they can expect in their lives.
Page E Include treatment information and how people can manage the disorder in their everyday lives. Include
pictures of any treatments or medicines. Include any information on current research about this disorder and
what the future outlook is for it and a possible cure.
Page F Include a list of websites people can go to for information about this disorder (not including google, yahoo,
other search engines, or Wikipedia). Include a separate list of support websites for people with this disorder.
Achromatopsia
Aicardi Syndrome
Albinism
Alexander Disease
Alpers’ Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease
Angelman Syndrome
Autism
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Barth Syndrome
Best’s Disease
Bipolar Disorder
Bloom Syndrome
Canavan Syndrome
Cancer Genetics
Carnitine Deficiencies
Cerebral Palsy
Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate
Coffin Lowry Syndrome
Color Blindness
Heart Defects
Hip Dysplasia
Cooley’s Anemia
Corneal Dystrophy
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystinosis
Diabetes
Down Syndrome
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Familial Dysautonomia
Fibrodysplasia
Fragile X Syndrome
Deficiency Anemia
Galactosemia
Gaucher Disease
Gilbert’s Syndrome
Glaucoma
Hemochromatosis
Hemoglobin C Disease
Hemophilia/Bleeding Disorders
Hirschsprung’s Disease
Homocystinuria
Huntington’s Disease
Hurler Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Macular Degeneration
Marshall Syndrome
Menkes Disease
Metabolic Disorders
Microphthalmus
Mitochondrial Disease
Mucolipidoses
Muscular Dystrophy
Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory
Disease
Neural Tube Defects
Noonan Syndrome
Optic Atrophy
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Progeria
Scheie Syndrome
Schizophrenia
Sickle Cell Anemia
Skeletal Dysplasias
Spherocytosis
Spina Bifida
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Stargardt Disease (Macular Degeneration)
Stickler Syndrome
Tay-Sachs Disease
Thalassemia
Treacher Collins Syndrome
Tuberous Sclerosis
Turner’s Syndrome
Urea Cycle Disorder
Usher’s Syndrome
Werner Syndrome
XXX Syndrome
XYY Syndrome