Genetic Disorders Project

Below are some websites that will help you research your genetic disorder.  You will need to look at more than one in order to find out everything about your disorder.  Some of the websites have tabs that will lead to additional information or other websites.  You may search for additional websites but they may not have reliable information.

 

Achondroplasia

http://www.medicinenet.com/achondroplasia/article.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001577.htm

http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_diabetes/achondro.cfm

 

Color Blindness:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness

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

 

Cri du Chat Syndrome:

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=criduchatsyndrome

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/cdc/

 

Cystic Fibrosis:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001577.htm

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=cysticfibrosis

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cystic-fibrosis/DS00287

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/cf/index.html

 

Down Syndrome:

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/down_syndrome.html#

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/down-syndrome/DS00182

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

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/down/index.html

 

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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

http://www.genome.gov/19518854

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/muscular-dystrophy/DS00200

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

 

Fragile X Syndrome

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

http://www.medicinenet.com/fragile_x_syndrome/article.htm

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=fragilexsyndrome

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

 

Gaucher Disease

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

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gauchers-disease/DS00972

http://www.gaucherdisease.org/what_is.php

 

Hemophilia

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

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/hemophilia.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hemophilia/DS00218

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

 

Huntington’s Disease

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

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/huntingtons-disease/ds00401

http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/000770.htm

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/hunt/index.html

 

Klinefelter Syndrome

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

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=klinefeltersyndrome

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/klinefelter/

 

Marfan Syndrome

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

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/marfan.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/marfan-syndrome/DS00540

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

 

Neurofibromatosis

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

http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/nf.html

http://www.genome.gov/14514225

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/nf1/index.html

 

Phenylketonuria

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

http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/

http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001166.htm

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/pku/index.html

 

Polydactyly

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyly

 

Progeria Syndrome

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

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/progeria/DS00936

http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001657.htm

 

 Last update: March 17, 2010