Genetic Diseases

Online Encyclopedias
Grolier Online (several encyclopedias) – Must log in for home use (see yellow password card)
http://go-passport.grolier.com/

 

Websites

Clinical Trials.gov   (current research) - Enter disease name in search box
http://clinicaltrials.gov/

 Genetic and Rare Conditions
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/

Genetic Disorders Library
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/

Genetics Home Reference (National Library of Medicine)
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ghr/page/BrowseConditions

KidsHealth
http://www.kidshealth.org/

Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

National Human Genome Research Institute
http://www.genome.gov/

  National Organization for Rare Disorders
http://www.rarediseases.org/

  New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org/

  Yahoo Health: Genetic Disorders
http://dir.yahoo.com/health/diseases_and_conditions/genetic_disorders/

  Your Genes, Your Health:  A Multimedia Guide to Genetic Disorders
http://yourgenesyourhealth.org/

You will find good information from organizations that study your disease, such as The Sickle Cell Disease Association, and The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation.

Online Subscription Services (See instruction sheets for EBSCO and Gale)
Must log in for home use (see yellow password card)

EBSCO (You may omit the information highlighted in yellow from your citation)

Home Use: Username: bethlehemms     Password: bethlehemms

Medow, Norman B. "Many Syndromes Named after Pediatricians." Ophthalmology Times 25.16 (15 Aug. 2000): 14.   
        MasterFILE Select. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 14 Jan. 2009  
        <http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mfh&AN=3511290&site=ehost-live>.

Gale (You may omit the information highlighted in yellow from your citation)

Home Use:  Username/Password: empirelink

Cross-Searchable Databases

Newspaper or Magazine Article 

"Turner's and What It Has Dealt Me.(Features)." Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)  June 18, 2007: 20. Custom
        Newspapers. Gale. BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. 14 Jan. 2009 
        <http://find.galegroup.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS>.

Specialized Encyclopedia

Fallon, L., Jr. "Turner Syndrome." Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. Ed. Brigham Narins.  Vol. 2.  2nd ed.     
        Detroit: Gale, 2005. 4 pp. 2 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. BETHLEHEM
        CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. 14 Jan. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS>.

Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center

 

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