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Your Genes, Your Health - A Multimedia Guide to Genetic Disorder

http://yourgenesyourhealth.org/

Provider: Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory


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This is the companion site to DNA From the Beginning. The site includes information on the genetic disorders: Fragile X, Marfan Syndrome, Hemophilia, Cystic Fibrosis, Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Phenylketonuria (PKU), Huntington Disease, Neurofibromatosis, Sickle Cell Disease, Hemochromatosis, Tay Sachs Disease, Beta-thalassemia, Down Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease, Polycystic Kidney Disease. For each disorder, information is included regarding the cause, the treatment, the symptoms, inheritance, screening and testing, and the rate of incidence. Video clips of scientists and doctors and moving graphic illustrations accompany the information and explanations on the disorders.