Research Guides: BIOL 2415: Cell Biology: Exploring Your Topic

Explore Your Topic

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Genetic Disorder Resources

General guides to genetic disorders:

Use these guides to find general information about genetic disorders. They can also help you to choose a genetic disorder for the assignment.

For patients and the general public:

Genetic Disorders - for patients and families: National Human Genome Research Institute
Gives information on the genetic disorders under investigation at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Geared to the general public.
Example: Cystic Fibrosis
Medline Plus- National Institute of Health (NIH)
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, Medline Plus provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variation on human health.
Example: Cystic Fibrosis

For professionals:

OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
A rich collection of information on all known mendelian disorders and over 15,000 genes. Updated daily, it includes clinical synopses, gene maps and copious links to external sources. Developed by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), OMIM is produced and curated at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Example: Cystic Fibrosis
Example: CFTR gene
GeneReviews
GeneReviews provides clinically relevant and medically actionable information for inherited conditions in a standardized journal-style format, covering diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling for patients and their families. Each chapter in GeneReviews is written by one or more experts on the specific condition or disease and goes through a rigorous editing and peer review process before being published online.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis
Accurate, up-to-date information on diseases and conditions, including etiology, symptoms, treatment options and prognosis. Free online version of the well-known medical textbook, geared to health professionals.
Example: Cystic Fibrosis

NCBI GenBank This link opens in a new window
The National Institute of Health genetic sequence database, an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences.

Scholarly Review Articles

Once you know a little bit more about your topic, you could also use scholarly review articles to help you narrow down your topic or discover what is currently being researched. Here are a few examples of review articles about cystic fibrosis in cell biology scholarly journals. You can search for your own human disease by typing different keywords into the search box.

Nature cell biology journals - review articles about cystic fibrosis

Cell journals - review articles about cystic fibrosis

BIOL 2415: Cell Biology

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