Human Chromosomal Abnormalities: Related Internet Sites

Related Internet Sites

Links to General Information Concerning Chromosomal Abnormalities and Prenatal Testing:

Chromosome Deletion Outreach (An International Support Group for Families Affected by
Chromosome Deletions, Additions, Inversions, Translocations and Rings)

Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Testing (an easy to understand description of who should be tested and how the testing is done--The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

Genetic Disorders (links to information about many genetic syndromes--MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine)

Genetics, Birth Disorders and Pregnancy (extensive overview by Bonnie Osborne--Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, Yale University)

Prenatal Diagnosis: Amniocentesis and Corionci Villi sampling (brief descriptions--American Academy of Family Physicians)

The Prenatal Exam and Prenatal Testing (WebMDHealth--original source The Gynecological Sourcebook)

Screening for Birth Defects (the latest information from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynocologists)

Autosomal Abnormality links:

Down Syndrome (good summary of what it is, the symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, etc.--InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information)

Down Syndrome: Related Health Issues (good summary of facts about common medical problems of Down syndrome individuals-- InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information)

Down Syndrome Fact Sheet (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities--NICHY)

Down Syndrome: Health Issues (extensive information about Down syndrome and links to related articles--Dr. Len Leshin, pediatrician and father of a Down syndrome child in Corpus Christi, Texas)

Down Syndrome: Questions and Answers (good summary of facts about Down syndrome for parents--InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information)

Down Syndrome: Myths and Truths (basic facts about the reality of life with Down syndrome--InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information)

National Down Syndrome Society (extensive onlilne information about Down syndrome)

Noonan Syndrome (description of a Turner-like syndrome on chromosome 12 that can affect both men and women--MedicineNet)

Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group (information to parents of children with Down syndrome)

Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome (information about a chromosome 8 syndrome that causes a wasting of the skin and short stature--MedicineNet)

Sex Chromosome Abnormality Links:

Klinefelter Syndrome (detailed information--MedicineNet)

Turner Syndrome (detailed information--MedicineNet)

Cell Biology links:

Gene Map of the Human Genome (journal Science)

Inside the Cell (a very good, detailed online article on what cells are and how they work; National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institute of Health)

Human Genome Project Information (U.S. Department of Energy--extensive information about the Human Genome Project and its results)

Yahoo links related to cell biology

Other Related Links:

Are Mutations Harmful? (in depth answers to common questions about the probability and nature of mutations; The Talk.Origins Archive)

Fetal Development--First Trimester (week by week description of human fetal development--Pregnancy.org)

Gene Gateway (guides and tutorials that provide a gateway for the layperson to find and use this growing wealth of information about genetic disorders and the human genome; The U.S. Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research program)

Genetics (extensive information about many genetics related topics (select genetics from the menu on this page)--About.com)

InteliHealth (articles and information about a wide variety of health related issues--Harvard University Medical School consumer health information)

Journal of Human Evolution (articles on biological anthropology topics)

MedlinePlus (great one stop site for medical information--U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health)

Online Consumer Health Publications (National Institute of Health)

PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine database of 9 million research article abstracts--Medline and Pre-Medline)

Timing of Sexual Intercourse in Relation to Ovulation (effects of timing on the probability of conception, survival of the pregnancy, and sex of the baby--New England Journal of Medicine)

AllRefer.com Health (site that provides extensive medical information about most topics related to human medical concerns)

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