GENETIC DISORDERS LIST

Sickle-Cell Anemia                                  Turner's Syndrome 

ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy)

Edward’s Syndrome/Patau’s Syndrome

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Klinefelter’s Syndrome                                Gaucher’s Disease

Hemophilia                                                Albinism

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Neurofibromatosis                                      Marfan Syndrome

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis)

Fragile X Syndrome                                     Cystic Fibrosis

Tay Sachs Disease                                       Progeria

PKU (Phenylketonuria)                                 Down Syndrome

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Huntington’s Disease                                  Achondroplasia

Galactosemia                                            Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Cri-du-chat Syndrome                                Rett Syndrome

Immune Deficiency Disease (Boy in the Bubble)

Spina Bifida/Anencephaly

Maple Sugar Urine Disease

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Web Resources:

1.  Use the Library Databases:  Gale Power Search, EBSCO, AccessScience               

 

GENETIC DISORDERS WEBSITES:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html

http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Genetic_Disorders/

http://www.noah-health.org/en/genetic/

http://dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Genetic_Disorders/

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/posters/chromosome/diseaseindex.shtml