USCS Genome Browser

 

Dolan DNA Learning Center

A multimedia guide to genetic disorders.

 

University of Utah Genetics Learning Center

Interactive and print-based resources

 

 

Specific websites for selected topics

Achondroplasia:

The Magic Foundation. http://www.magicfoundation.org/

March of Dimes:  http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1204

Achoo Syndrome

UCSF Medical Center: http://www.ucsf.edu/humgene/photic_sneeze_reflex.htm

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Attention Deficit Disorder Association: http://www.add.org/

CHADD: http://www.chadd.org

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

The ALS Association. http://www.alsa.org/

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/als.htm

Angelman Syndrome

Angelman Syndrome Foundation http://www.angelman.org/ Check out the Quick Links on the right side of this website.

Gene Reviews: Angelman Syndrome http://www.geneclinics.org/profiles/angelman/details.html Sponsored by the NIH and the University of Washington, Seattle

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man - Angelman http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=105830 Here's some serious information.

Personal webpage: Army of Angels http://www.armyofangels.org/

MedicineNet http://www.medicinenet.com/angelman_syndrome/article.htm

Autism

The Autism Society of America: http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.org/

Brain Cancer

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. “Neuro-Oncology Program: About Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors,” OncoLink

National Cancer Institute “Brain Tumor Home Page,” www.cancer.gov

Childhood onset diabetes

Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes projects. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/diab_child.htm

American Diabetes Association:  http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

Color Blindness

Montgomery, Geoffrey. “Color Blindness: More Prevalent Among Males,” Breaking the code of color. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. http://www.hhmi.org/senses/b130.html

Cri du chat

Five P Minus Society. http://www.fivepminus.org/

U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. “Cri du chat syndrome,” Medical Encyclopedia. MedlinePlus. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001593.htm

Cystic fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: http://www.cff.org/

Down Syndrome

National Down Syndrome Society: http://www.ndss.org/

Nemours Foundation:  http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/down_syndrome.html

Ehlers-Danlos

Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation: http://www.ednf.org/

Ehlers-Danlos Support Group: http://www.ehlers-danlos.org/

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/

International League Against Epilepsy: http://www.ilae.org/

Hair Loss Syndrome (Genetic Baldness)

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003246.htm

Hemochromatosis

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hemochromatosis/DS00455

Hemophilia

National Hemophilia Foundation: http://www.hemophilia.org/

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

Huntington’s disease

Huntington's Disease Society of America: http://www.hdsa.org/

Mayo Clinic:  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/huntingtons-disease/DS00401

Klinefelters’ Syndrome

American Association for Klinefelter Syndrome Information and Support: http://www.aaksis.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/klinefelterssyndrome.html

Marfan’s Syndrome

National Marfan Foundation: http://www.marfan.org/marfan/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/marfansyndrome.html

Multiple Sclerosis

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: http://www.nmss.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/multiplesclerosis.html

Muscular Dystrophy

The Muscular Dystrophy Association: http://www.mdausa.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/musculardystrophy.html

Myotonic Dystrophy

International Myotonic Dystrophy Organization: http://www.myotonicdystrophy.org/

Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/muscular-dystrophy/DS00200/DSECTION=2

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation: http://www.ocfoundation.org/

Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/DS00189

Parkinson's Disease

National Parkinson's Foundation: http://www.parkinson.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parkinsonsdisease.html

PKU (Phenylketonuria)

National PKU News: http://www.pkunews.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):

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

Primordial Dwarfism

Nemours Foundation:
http://www.nemours.org/hospital/de/aidhc/service/skeletal/disorder/primordial-dwarfism.html

Progeria

The Progeria Research Foundation: http://www.progeriaresearch.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001657.htm

Sickle-cell anemia

The American Sickle Cell Association: http://www.ascaa.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sicklecellanemia.html

SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)

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

Nemours Foundation: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/allergies/severe_immunodeficiency.html

Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida Association of America : http://www.sbaa.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinabifida.html

Tay-Sachs Disease

National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, Inc.: http://www.ntsad.org/

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/taysachsdisease.html

Turner’s Syndrome

The Magic Foundation’s Turner’s Syndrome Page: http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/115/turner_syndrome.html

Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/turnerssyndrome.html   

Williams Syndrome
The Williams Syndrome Association: http://www.williams-syndrome.org/