Genetic+Disease+Research

Use the following links to get started on your research.

1. **Hemophilia:** fur.ly/bbns http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hemophilia https://www.hemophilia.org/Bleeding-Disorders/History-of-Bleeding-Disorders http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-hemophilia-basics http://discovery.yukozimo.com/who-discovered-hemophilia/
 * History:**

2. ** Christmas Disease ** : http://www.healthline.com/health/hemophilia-b#Overview1 https://www.hemophilia.org/Bleeding-Disorders/Types-of-Bleeding-Disorders/Hemophilia-B http://rarediseases.about.com/cs/hemophilia/a/122100.htm https://www.hemophilia.org/Bleeding-Disorders/History-of-Bleeding-Disorders

3. **Cystic Fibrosis**: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cystic-fibrosis/basics/definition/con-20013731 http://www.cff.org/ http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/cystic-fibrosis History: http://www.cff.org/UploadedFiles/aboutCFFoundation/NewsEvents/2005_News_Archive/50YearTimelineFinal.pdf

4. **Sickle Cell Anemia**: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sickle-cell-anemia/basics/definition/con-20019348 http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/pain-management-sickle-cell-disease http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/index.cfm?page=about-scd
 * History**: http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/scd_history.html

5. **Thalassemia**: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000587.htm http://www.genome.gov/10001221 http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/thalassemia/index.html http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thalassemia/basics/definition/con-20030316
 * History**: http://www.blod.info/en/deepening/history-thalassaemia.asp

6. **Tay Sachs**: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tay-sachs-disease/basics/definition/con-20036799 http://www.genome.gov/10001220 http://www.ntsad.org/
 * History**: http://www.curetay-sachs.org/about.shtml

7. **Diabetes**: http://www.diabetes.org/ http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/home/index.html http://www.diabetes.org/research-and-practice/student-resources/history-of-diabetes.html?loc=rp-slabnav http://health.nih.gov/search_results.aspx?terms=Diabetes http://www.nih.gov/health/clinicaltrials/stories/jenny.htm

8. **Asthma**: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/asthma/basics/definition/con-20026992 http://www.webmd.com/asthma/ http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign101-asthma-case-study-mary.pdf

9. **Achondroplasia:** http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002544/ http://www.nemours.org/service/medical/skeletal-dysplasia/achondroplasia.html http://www.medicinenet.com/achondroplasia/article.htm http://www.healthline.com/health/achondroplasia#Overview1 History: https://sites.google.com/site/theachondroplasia/home/history-interesting-facts

10. **Marfan Syndrome**: http://www.marfan.org/?gclid=CJLE0rXSvsICFeLm7AodWRcAyw http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/marfan-syndrome http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/marfan-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20025944 http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/genetic/marfan.html http://discovery.yukozimo.com/who-discovered-marfan-syndrome/
 * History:**

11. **Neurofibromatosis**: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/neurofibromatosis/basics/definition/con-20027728 http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/neurofibromatosis-type-1 http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/neurofibromatosis/detail_neurofibromatosis.htm http://www.ctf.org/Learn-About-NF/What-Is-NF.html http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/neurofibromatosis.shtml
 * History:**

12. **Porphyria** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/porphyria http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/porphyria/basics/definition/con-20028849 http://www.porphyriafoundation.com/about-porphyria http://www.porphyriafoundation.com/about-porphyria/history-of-porphyria http://www.porphyriafoundation.com/about-porphyria/history-of-porphyria
 * History**:

13. **Albinism**: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001479.htm http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/albinism.html http://www.healthline.com/health/albinism#Overview1 http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/oculocutaneous-albinism http://discovery.yukozimo.com/who-discovered-albinism/
 * History:**

14. **Color Blindness** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/color-vision-deficiency http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001997/ http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/tc/color-blindness-topic-overview http://vision.psychol.cam.ac.uk/jdmollon/papers/DaltonsEye.pdf

15. **Muscular Dystrophy** http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscular-dystrophy/basics/definition/con-20021240 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/musculardystrophy.html http://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-muscular-dystrophy-basics http://mda.org/ http://mda.org/disease/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy/overview
 * History:**

16. **Spina Bifida:** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/spina-bifida http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spina_bifida/detail_spina_bifida.htm http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/site/c.evKRI7OXIoJ8H/b.8029551/k.99AA/Learn_about_SB.htm?gclid=CJ_6xdbivsICFRBo7Aod_B0A0w http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/tc/spina-bifida-topic-overview

17. **Clef****t Palate and Hair Li**p: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/CleftLip.html http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/cleft-lip-cleft-palate http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/cleft-lip-cleft-palate http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3095876

18. **Klinefelter** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/klinefelter-syndrome http://www.medicinenet.com/klinefelter_syndrome/article.htm http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/klinefelter-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20033637

19. **Down Syndrome**: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/down-syndrome http://www.marchofdimes.org/baby/down-syndrome.aspx?gclid=CO3044HEwMICFfIF7AodKmAALQ# http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/down-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20020948 http://www.ds-health.com/trisomy.htm http://discovery.yukozimo.com/who-discovered-down-syndrome/
 * History:**

20. **Arthriti**s: http://www.arthritis.com/ http://www.arthritis.org/ http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/arthritis/basics/definition/con-20034095 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002223/

21. **Myopia** https://www.nei.nih.gov/health/errors/myopia http://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-conditions/myopia?sso=y http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nearsightedness/basics/definition/con-20027548 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientific-breakthrough-in-study-of-the-genetics-of-myopia-8489016.html http://genetics.thetech.org/ask/ask73

22. **Fragile X Syndrome** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fragile-x-syndrome http://www.fragilex.org/fragile-x-associated-disorders/fragile-x-syndrome/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6348096

23. **Progeria**: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hutchinson-gilford-progeria-syndrome http://www.progeriaresearch.org/about_progeria/ http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/progeria/basics/definition/con-20029424 http://www.genome.gov/11007255

24. **Galactosemia**

25. **Hemochromatosis** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hemochromatosis http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/liver-disease/hemochromatosis/Pages/facts.aspx http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hemochromatosis.html

26. **Phenylketonuria** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/phenylketonuria http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phenylketonuria/basics/definition/con-20026275 http://www.genome.gov/25020037 http://www.pkunews.org/about/History_of_PKU.pdf

27. **Von Willebrand Disease** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/von-willebrand-disease http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/vwd http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/blood/vwd.html http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2516.1999.0050s2007.x/abstract

28. **Turner's Syndrome** http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/turner-syndrome http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/turner-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20032572 http://www.turnersyndrome.org