Genetic Diseases

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Print Resources
  • Most print resources on Genetic Disease will be located in 616
  • Be sure to search the General and Reference sections of 616
  • Print resources on specific topics may be found by searching the Online Catalog for books.
  • eBooks ~ eBooks from Gale Virtual Reference Library

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Databases: Scroll over an image for a complete description.

Search Britannica Online for reference information in literature, science, social science, and history. Britannica Online also carries news stories from The New York Times. ~ Reference articles

CQ Researcher reports cover a wide range of political and social issues, including topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. ~ Reports on social and political issues

Search the Student Research Center for magazines, newspapers, reference articles, and primary documents. Search NoveList for reviews, annotations and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. ~ Magazine and newspaper articles

Use eLibrary to search for magazine and newspaper articles along with a variety of media including maps, images, audio/video, and television/radio transcripts.~ Reference articles, magazines, newspapers, images, and TV/radio transcripts

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Newsbank carries articles from U.S. and international sources covering politics, science, social science, and arts/culture. ~ Newspaper articles from U.S. and international sources

Science Resource Center ~ Reference, magazine, journal, and newspaper articles on science topics and issues

Search Student Resource Center Gold for reference, periodical, and primary source articles as well as maps and images across all subject areas. ~ Reference, magazine, newspaper, and primary sources

Search Today's Science for scientific journals, magazines, and newspapers covering health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and society. ~ Articles on science topics

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Internet Resources

General Health and Disease Sites ~ Go to these sites and search for your disease

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Specific Diseases

Achondroplasia, use also Dwarfism
Little People of America Medical Resource Center

Albinism
Albinism ~ Article from MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation

Color Blindness
Color Blindness ~ from WebMD
What's Color Blindness?

Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Education & Support
Cystic Fibrosis ~ Article from MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Down Syndrome
National Association for Down Syndrome
National Down Syndrome Society

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy Association

Dyslexia
The Dyslexia Institute
The International Dyslexia Association

Hemophilia
National Hemophilia Foundation
World Federation of Hemophilia

Huntington’s Disease (Huntington’s Chorea)
Hereditary Disease Foundation
Huntington’s Disease Society of America

Klinefelter Syndrome
American Association for Klinefelter Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome and Associates

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PKU (Phenylketonuria)
PKU ~ Information from the Dolan DNA Learning Center
PKU ~ Article from MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome)
The Progeria Project Foundation
The Progeria Research Foundation

Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma: National Cancer Institute
Retinoblastoma: St. Jude's Children's Hospital

Sickle Cell Anemia
American Sickle Cell Association
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Sickle Cell Information Center

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Tay-Sachs Syndrome
National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association
NINDS Tay-Sachs Disease Information Page

Turner’s  Syndrome
Turner Syndrome Society of the United States

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N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Maine South High School, Library Resource Center, Park Ridge, IL
Last update: 5/12/08 Contact: nmellendorf@maine207.org