Biology: Human Genetic Disease Paper Pathfinder

Websites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Public Health Genomics
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/default.htm
Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, this website focuses on certain diseases and conditions. Under General Public (http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/public.htm), it is possible to find information relevant for your assignment.

GeneReviews
http://www.geneclinics.org/profiles
A database of information about genetic diseases, written by experts in the field.

Genes and Disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowTOC&rid=gnd.TOC&depth=2
"Genes and Disease is a collection of articles that discuss genes and the diseases that they cause." This is an online version of a book, with links to related online resources.

Genetic Disorder Information on the Web
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/posters/chromosome/diseaseindex.shtml
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research program, this is a list of links that will take you to other sites. Make sure to evaluate these sites before using them for your paper!

Genetic and Rare Conditions Site
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/
Lists of links to advocacy and support groups and other websites with information on a variety of genetic diseases.

Human Genetics
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/bahauser/BSC2007/GeneticTraits.html
A table of human genetic traits and conditions.

PubMed
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
"[T]he U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature" - this is a good source for peer-reviewed journal articles.

Your Genes, Your Health
http://www.ygyh.org/
From the website:"Overview: This Web site is a multimedia guide that describes causes, inheritance, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, and other features for selected genetic disorders. This site is funded by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation and was created by the Dolan DNA Learning Center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York.... Although this website only features a few genetic disorders, each disorder profile is a rich source of information with illustrations, animations, video and audio clips that describe the disorder, the science behind it, and what it is like to live with the disorder."