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Genetic Diseases

 

General Genetic Diseases

Specific Genetic Diseases

 

 

General

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Genes and Disease- Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information

Genetics- list of sites dealing with various genetic diseases and conditions.

March of Dimes: Medical References- see Birth Defects and Genetics

Family Village: Specific Diseases- alphabetical listing of diseases and conditions

MedlinePlus- a medical encyclopedia with an alphabetical listing of diseases and conditions.

Find Articles in Health and Fitness- a searchable database of various medical journals. Type in your disease's name and read the various medical articles about it.

eMedicine Pediatrics- an alphabetical listing of Pediatrics genetics and metabolic diseases

HealthLink- an A through Z listing of diseases and conditions.

Doctor Page: Diseases and Conditions- an alphabetical listing of diseases and conditions.

Yahoo.com's Diseases and Conditions: Genetic Disorders- a list of genetic diseases and some sites that have information about them

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Specific

 

Alzheimer's  Disease Diabetes Hodgkin's Diseases Polymyositis
Breast Cancer Grave's Disease Lou Gehrig's Disease
Schizophrenia
Colon Cancer Hemangioma and Vascular Birthmarks Lupus Severe Combined Immune Deficiency
    Melanoma
Tourette Syndrome

 

Breast Cancer

Oncolink: Breast Cancer
http://www.oncolink.org/types/article.cfm?c=3&s=5&ss=33&id=8320

Komen Foundation
http://cms.komen.org/komen/AboutBreastCancer/index.htm

Breast Cancer Organization
http://www.breastcancer.org/

MedlinePlus: Breast Cancer
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html


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Colon Cancer

MedlinePlus: Colorectal Cancer
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000262.htm

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/
cri_2_4_1x_what_is_colon_and_rectum_cancer.asp?sitearea=cri

National Cancer Insttitute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/colon/patient/

Oncolink: Colon Cancer the Basics
http://www.oncolink.org/types/article.cfm?c=5&s=11&ss=81&id=7336

Medicine Net: Colon Cancer
http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm


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Tourette Syndrome

WeMove
http://www.wemove.org/ts/

Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette Syndrome
http://www.tsa-usa.org/Medical/guidetodiagnosis.html

Nemours Foundation: Tourette Syndrome
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/tourette.html

Medline Plus: Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000733.htm

 

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Hodgkin's Diseases

National Cancer Institute: Hodgkin's
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/hodgkins

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_1X_
What_is_Hodgkins_disease_20.asp?sitearea=CRI

Medline Plus: Hodgkins
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000580.htm

Oncolink: Adult Hodgkin's Disease
http://www.oncolink.org/types/article.cfm?c=10&s=35&ss=808&id=9528

MedicineNet: Hodgkin's Disease
http://www.medicinenet.com/hodgkins_disease/article.htm

 

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Graves' Diseases

Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000358.htm

MedicineNet: Hyperthyroidism
http://www.medicinenet.com/hyperthyroidism/article.htm

MayoClinic: Graves' Disease
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/graves-disease/DS00181

InteliHealth: Graves' Disease
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/11025.html

National Graves' Disease Foundation
http://www.ngdf.org/

 

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Polymyositis

MedlinePlus: Poliomyelitis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000428.htm

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/polymyositis/DS00334

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/polymyositis/polymyositis.htm

MedicineNet: Polymyositis
http://www.medicinenet.com/polymyositis/article.htm

Health A to Z: Polymyositis
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/polymyositis.jsp

 

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Hemangioma and Vascular Birthmarks

MedlinePlus: Hemangioma
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001459.htm

MedlinePlus: Birthmarks Red
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001440.htm

Vascular Birthmarks Foundation
http://www.birthmark.org/

MedicineNet: Birth Marks
http://www.medicinenet.com/birthmarks_and_other_skin_pigmentation_problems/article.htm

University of Maryland Medical Center: Hemangioma
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001459.htm

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Lupus

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Lupus Erythematosus
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Lupus/default.asp

Lupus Foundation of America: Facts and Overview
http://www.lupus.org/education/overview.html

Mayo Clinic: Lupus
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00115

Arthritis Foundation: Lupus
http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/DiseaseCenter/lupus.asp

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Alzheimer's Disease

NINDS: Alzheimer's Disease
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/alzheimersdisease.htm

Alzheimer's Association: What is Alzheimer's
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp

National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet
http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/adfact.htm

NIA: Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Fact Sheet
http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/geneticsfs.htm

Mayo Clinic: Alzheimer's Center
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alzheimers/AZ99999

 

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Diabetes

American Diabetes Association: Diabetes Information
http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp

Diabetes Overview
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/

WebMD: Diabetes Basics
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/46/1667_50911.htm

Emedicine: Diabetes
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/diabetes/article_em.htm

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Schizophrenia

Emedicine: Schizophrenia
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/schizophrenia/article_em.htm

NIMH: Schizophrenia
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/schizophreniamenu.cfm

NMHA: Schizophrenia
http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/schizophrenia

MayoClinic: Schizophrenia
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizophrenia/DS00196

 

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Lou Gehrig's Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

NINDS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_amyotrophiclateralsclerosis.htm

MayoClinic: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/DS00359

MDA: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
http://www.mda.org/disease/als.html

Lou Gehrig's Disease
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/als.html

USA Today: Lou Gehrig's Disease
http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/53/main.html

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Melanoma

Skin Cancer Foundation: Melanoma
http://www.skincancer.org/melanoma/index.php

Family Doctor: Melanoma: A Kind of Skin Cancer
http://familydoctor.org/666.xml

What is Skin Cancer
http://www.skincarephysicians.com/skincancernet/whatis.html

MayoClinic: Melanoma
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/melanoma/DS00439

Medicine Net: Melanoma
http://www.medicinenet.com/melanoma/article.htm

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Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome (SCIDS)

SCID Homepage
http://www.scid.net/

Answers.com: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency 
http://www.answers.com/topic/severe-combined-immunodeficiency

Learning about Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
http://www.genome.gov/13014325

 

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Last Updated: 01/18/08
Kristina McGlaun, Librarian
Jackson Creek Middle School