Camas High School Library Information Center

Genetic Disorders Pathfinder

Recommended Web Sites
Recommended Print Resources
Available in CHS Library Information Center

netTrekker
Teen Health and Wellness

Basic Information on Genes and Genetic Disorders
The Basics on Genes and Genetic Disorders
Genetic Science Learning Center: What is a genetic disorder?
drKoop.com

Medical Organizations or Government Sites
Medline Plus
(links to sites from the National Institutes of Health)
OMIM-Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (catalog of human genes and genetic disorders)
Gene Gateway (Human Genome Project Data)
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Genetic Science Learning Center - University of Utah
National Organization for Rare Diseases

Web MD
Merck Manual
Beyond Discovery (general site about human benefit from gene testing)
GeneCards (database of human genes, their products & their involvement in diseases)
Gene Reviews: Laboratory Directory

Index to NOAH-New York Online Access to Health
MEDEM Medical Library

Directories of Genetic Disorders Sites
Yahoo! Health Directory: Genetic Disorders
Open Directory Project: Genetic Disorders

Support Groups & Counseling
Genetics & Rare Conditions Site
Genetic Counseling: Coping with the Human Impact of Genetic Disease

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (REF 570.3 ENC)

Genetics (REF 576.03 GEN)

Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide (REF 610 HAR)

Encyclopedia of Family Health (REF 610.3 ENC)

Encyclopedia of Health (REF 610.3 ENC)

Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders (REF 616.042 GAL)

Genetic Disorders Sourcebook (REF 616.042 GEN)

The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects (REF 616.042 WYN)