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Specific Genetic Diseases
When looking for information about specific disorders, there are a number of Websites available with detailed (and consumer friendly) information. Some are:

• Genes and Diseases (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd)
• Your Genes, Your Health: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (http://www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/index.htm)
• March of Dimes (http://www.modimes.org/)

Other Websites
There are a wealth of Web pages available on many aspects of genetics. A selection of some of the best include:

• Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms, from the National Human Genome Research Institute (http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm)
• GeneTests.org (http://www.genetests.org/)
• DNA Interactive: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (http://www.dnai.org/index.htm)
• National Human Genome Research Institute (http://www.genome.gov/)
• DOEgenomes.org: Genome Programs of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (http://doegenomes.org/)
• Centre for Genetic Education, Sydney, Australia (http://www.genetics.com.au/)
• Peristats (for Statistics on birth defects): March of Dimes (http://www.modimes.org/peristats)